Library FAQs
Interlibrary loans: Can I renew interlibrary loan material? Interlibrary loans: Can you obtain material from overseas? Interlibrary loans: How do I apply? Interlibrary loans: How long can I borrow interlibrary loan material for? Interlibrary loans: How long does it take? Interlibrary loans: How many can I request? Interlibrary loans: What happens if I lose the book? Interlibrary loans: Where do I collect requested interlibrary loans? Interlibrary loans: Who supplies the requested interlibrary loans?Most of the books and photocopies requested are obtained from the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) at Boston Spa in West Yorkshire. This is the largest library in Europe uniquely dedicated to document delivery with over 3 million books, 47,000 current journal titles and over 4 million microform documents. Items not held by the British Library may be obtained form other university libraries or public libraries across the UK.
We transmit requests to the BLDSC electronically using Artemail (Automated Request Transmission by E-mail) which is very quick and aids a speedy delivery.
Nursing Union List of Journals (NULJ) is a reciprocal scheme that will supply photocopies of journal articles on a free basis. It includes about 200 health, medical, nursing or academic libraries in the UK. Please check the NULJ holdings (NULJ requests are extra to normal allocation).
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) - we use the IFLA voucher scheme when applying directly to overseas libraries.
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