Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

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If desired materials are not available from Erlangen-Nuremberg University library, you may request them
via

  1. OPACplus or
  2. Gateway Bayern
  3. More information on charges, media excluded from ILL, status reports, delivery time, collection of items, loan periods, loan return, notifications
  4. International Interlibrary Loan
  5. Special document types german
  6. Direct delivery Services
In order to use the ILL services you will need a  FAUcard or a library card from Erlangen-Nuremberg University Library.

ILL request via the ILL link on OPACplus

If your search on OPACplus has yielded no result

  • click on Expand search (Inter library loan)
  • select your title from the item list
  • click on  Get document
  • click on SFX symbol (ILL, full texts, expanded search
  • select Fernleihe im Bibliotheksverbund Bayern from Services für diesen Treffer

If you have not yet logged in, you will be prompted to do so now.

  • fill in the Interlibrary Loan Form and submit your request.

In case the desired item still cannot been found, please click Information to send your ILL request to Gateway Bayern. To do so, you need to be logged in (user number and password).

2. ILL request via Gateway Bayern

In case there are matches in Gateway Bayern (Bavarian Union Catalogue)

  • select your item from the list
  • click on Orts-/Fernleihe und mehr SFX
  • log in (user number and password) if prompted
  • select circulation desk to pick up the requested item, fill in deadline and desired edition/print

If your title is not retrievable in Gateway Bayern

  • please make sure that your search has been performed correctly and that there are no spelling errors,
  • click on Fernleihbestellung
  • log in (user number and password) if prompted
  • enter the bibliographic data of the desired item
  • select pick up location where you wish to receive the requested item, fill in expiry date and desired edition/print
  • submit request

Note concerning WSZB and EZB:

The field Lehrstuhlinhaber/Kostenstelle only needs to be completed by assistant lecturers or a PHD students.

Note concerning TNZB:

If the charge for an article will be paid by an institute or a chair enter the abbreviated form of the institute’s or chair’s name in the field Lehrstuhlinhaber/Kostenstelle.
The issue desk TNZB/Biologie may exclusively be selected by academic staff of the Biology Department.

3. More information

Charges

National ILL:

  • Books: free of charge. Exception: International Interlibrary Loan. Books up to 100 pages may be sent as a charged photocopy without further comment: They are, however, free of charge for students of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
  • Photocopies up to 40 pages: € 1,50, but free for students of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
  • Photocopies with more than 40 pages: 41-60 pages will be charged for 6,00 €, 61-80 pages will be charged for 8,00 €, 81-100 pages will be charged for 10,00 €, but free for students of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
  • Special requests: according to calculation

Some materials are excluded from ILL:

  • titles owned by the University Library of Erlangen-Nuremberg. There is no exception to this if they are currently checked out or for in-library use only. Please note that a considerable part of the holdings has not yet been registered on OPACplus. For titles published before 1982, please check the card catalogues of the University Library additionally.
  • titles available from other local libraries (e.g. Stadtbücherei Erlangen, Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg, the library of the Ohm-Fachhochschule in Nuremberg)
  • electronic documents accessible at the University Library (e.g. e-journals, e-books, full-text databases)
  • entire periodical volumes; only copies of journal articles may be requested (exceptions may be granted if absolutely necessary). Please try first the table of contents of the volume in question.
  • DIN norms, VDI guidelines, international norms
  • books that may be purchased at a bookshop for less than € 15,00
  • non-scientific literature such as belles lettres, how-to literature, or popular nonfiction books. There are many books of this type available from the Stadtbücherei Erlangen or the Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg

Status reports

  • in the library account on OPACplus: Requests (for books) or ILL copies
  • in Gateway Bayern: after registering in Weitere Angebote

Delivery time: about 10 days

Collection of items

  • Requested materials or notifications may be picked up at the circulation desk of the selected library site within 10 working days.
  • Material not picked up within this period will be returned to the lending library. The requester, however, will be billed for all charges.

Note concerning TNZB:
ILL photocopies for academic staff may be collected from the respective institute’s shelf at the circulation desk in the TNZB or in the departmental libraries.

Loan period

  • In most cases, the loan period is 1 month. Please check for exceptions. The due date is indicated on your receipt slip. You may also check the loan period in your library account.
  • Some lending libraries may not allow photocopying, request that the material is consulted in the library, or not permit renewal. Any restrictions placed on loans need to be observed.
  • Processing slips or red ILL coupons must not be removed from the medium.

Loan renewal

  • You may renew loan items using the Library account option on OPACplus before their due dates.
  • If you are not granted renewal, please return the item promptly to avoid overdue fines.
  • All renewed materials are subject to recall by the lending library.
  • Overdue fines are assessed for materials which are returned past the time or date they were due.

Note concerning TNZB:
No renewal through OPACplus, but through the renewal form obtainable at the TNZB circulation desk. You will be notified if an item is not renewable.

Note concerning WSZB and EZB:
No renewal. The loan periods indicated on the receipt slip always are extended periods, so all due dates need to be observed.

Materials need to be returned at the loan desk before the due date. Otherwise overdue fines will be assessed.

Notifications

If you have given the library your e-mail address you will be notified as soon as an ILL item has arrived or in case any questions arise during the processing of your ILL request. If you do not have an email address please enquire regularly at the circulation desk of the location you have selected for picking up your ILL material.

4. International Interlibrary Loan

International interlibrary loan

It is required to enter "Ich übernehme die Kosten" in the field Bemerkungen as well as an expiry date. Delivery time: 2 weeks as a minimum.

Charges:
• Free of charge for students of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
• € 10,00 – € 20,00, possibly plus bank fees for international transactions (up to € 10,00).
For any more questions, please contact a librarian:

Hauptbibliothek (HB)
Schuhstraße 1a, 91052 Erlangen, Postanschrift: 91051 Erlangen
Telefon: +49 (0)9131 85 - 23942;
E-Mail: HB.Fernleihe@bib.uni-erlangen.de

Technisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Zweigbibliothek (TNZB)
Erwin-Rommel-Straße 60, 91058 Erlangen
Telefon: +49 (0)9131 85 - 27849 / Fax: +49 (0)9131 85 - 27843;
E-Mail: TNZB.Fernleihe@bib.uni-erlangen.de

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Zweigbibliothek (WSZB)
mit Erziehungswissenschaftlicher Zweigbibliothek (EZB)
Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nürnberg, Postanschrift: Postfach 39 31, 90020 Nürnberg
Telefon: +49 (0)911 5302 - 318 (Ausleihe), - 830 (Info), Fax:+49 (0)911 5302 - 852
E-Mail: WSZB.Fernleihe@bib.uni-erlangen.de