The National Interlibrary Loan Code (1993) places some restrictions on the materials we can borrow. We do not normally borrow the following:

• Textbooks used in course work;
• Standardized test preparation books (i.e. LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, TOEFL etc.);
• Non-circulating materials (reference books, rare books, etc.);
• Audio-visual materials (refer to Exception 1 below);
• Periodicals (i.e. entire issues);
• Genealogical materials;
• Computer software;
• Non-circulating theses and dissertations;
• Materials owned by the library and currently in use (i.e. checked out or in course reserves)(refer to Exception 2 below); and

Exception 1- Faculty may borrow video cassettes/DVDs required for instructional purposes. Due to the heavy demand for audiovisual material, videos may only be available for a short loan period (approximately 5 days). Please note that many libraries do not loan audiovisual material and it may not be possible to find a willing lender for every request.

Exception 2 - Materials owned by the library but with missing, lost, or at bindery status, or which are overdue from a recall may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.