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Order scans of articles, books, and other circulating materials from Interlibrary Loan
This guide describes ordering of circulating materials at Yale University Library and cooperating libraries. Note that Special Collection and Archival materials do not circulate and can only be used in supervised reading rooms. Rules and time needed for material retrieval vary by collection. Check with the individual collection or library for details.
Patrons at the Yale Schools of Law and Medicine have their own services and some delivery times and guidelines may vary. consult the links below for each school for more information.
Interlibrary Loan - Borrowing (General)
Interlibrary Loan - Lending (General)
BorrowDirect
Interlibrary Loan - Marx Library
Interlibrary Loan - Divinity Library
Interlibrary Loan - Medical Library
Interlibrary Loan - Law Library
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The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of the copyright materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, library and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than in private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The Yale University Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgement fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
1 37 C.F.R. §201.14