Inter-site Loans

If the Book or Journal article you require is not held in the Drill Hall Library but is located at another of the Greenwich site libraries - you can make an Inter-Site Loan Request for that item. To do this you will need to reserve the Item via the Library Catalogue. For Journal article requests and Items from Store an Inter-Libraries Request Form will need to be filled in. Forms can be collected from the Main Loans Desk or downloaded from the link below, please ask if you would like assistance using this service. The item you require will be sent to the Drill Hall Library for you to collect. Items usually take 2-3 days to arrive. You will be notified by your university email address when each Item is ready for collection.

Please note that any photocopying of requested journal articles will be charged at 5p per page A4 B&W and payable on collection for students. Colour A4 is charged at 20p per page.

Renewals of Inter- site loans can be made online via the library catalogue, via telephone or in person at any Greenwich Library.

Returns can be made at any Greenwich Library.

Inter-University Loans

For Christ Church and Kent students only.

If the Book or Journal article you require is not held in the Drill Hall Library or at any of the other Greenwich libraries, search your home University Library Catalogue to see if they have the item you require. If so; you can place an Inter-University request for that item. To do this you need to complete an Inter-Libraries Request Form. Forms can be collected from the Main Loans Desk or downloaded from the link below, please ask if you would like assistance using this service. The item you require will be sent to the Drill Hall Library for you to collect. Items usually take 3-5 days to arrive. You will be notified by your university email address when each Item is ready for collection.

Please note that any photocopying of requested journal articles will be charged a 5p per page A4 B&W and payable on collection for students. Colour A4 is charged at 20p per page.

Renewal of Inter-university loans can only be made at the Drill Hall Library or by phone on 01634 883905 between 9-5 weekdays

Returns must be made to the Drill Hall Library.

Book Return Box

A book return box is now available in the Drill Hall Library foyer where students can return items borrowed from either the Templeman Library or from Canterbury Christ Church University libraries.

Please only return books in this box that you have borrowed directly from these libraries. Books borrowed via the inter site loan service from other libraries should be returned as normal at the main loans desk.

Please ask at the enquiry desk if you have any questions about this service.

Inter-Library loans

If the universities libraries do not hold the materials you need, please ask for an Inter-Libraries Request Form. Forms can be collected from the Main Loans Desk or downloaded from the link below, please ask if you would like assistance using this service. The item you require will be sent to the Drill Hall Library for you to collect. You will be informed by your university email when Items are ready for collection

Please limit requests to material required for academic work.

Check whether your School is one of those which require ILL requests to be signed by a tutor, or other designated person. Please also note that some Schools restrict the ILL facility, for example to final year students, or for work relating to a dissertation. Inter-library Loans may take about three weeks to arrive - so it is advisable to bear this in mind when planning your work. To comply with current copyright legislation, we have to make a charge for photocopies (5p per A4 page) resulting from ILL applications.

Most Inter-Library loans are sourced through the British Library. Where the British Library does not have an item attempts are made to source Items from other Libraries. Usually through the COPAC group libraries. Items requested may take up to 3 weeks to arrive. Journal article requests usually take 2-3 days and Books 3-4 days to arrive.

British Library/Inter-library Book Loans are for 3 week periods only. For Students requiring a Loan to be renewed - a charge of £3.50 is payable in advance. At least 5 days notice is required to apply to the British Library for book renewals. Please bear this in mind when making a renewal request.

Training sessions will be run throughout term time giving guidance on how to use the Inter-Site, Inter-University and Inter-Library loan services. Please see the Drill Hall library training pages for times and dates of sessions (training timetable for Library skills).

Here is a short PowerPoint presentation on ILL procedure

Download an Inter-Libraries Request form

Download an Inter-Libraries Request form

PLEASE NOTE: We can not except email requests for items.

Who to contact?

For further information on Inter-Site, Inter-University or Inter-Library Loans please contact one of the named staff below:

For Inter-Site & Inter Library loans:

Andy Major
Academic Support Assistant
Inter Library Loans
Drill Hall Library

Tel: 01634 883408 external (x43408 internal)
Email: A.P.Major@gre.ac.uk

For Inter-University Loans (Christchurch & Kent students & staff only):

Please contact Anna Welsh or Claire Baldwin

Anna Welsh

Claire Baldwin

Some useful links to library catalogues:

British Library visit link
COPAC visit link
British Library ZETOC visit link
UK Patents Office visit link
British Standards visit link
M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries visit link
Index to Theses (UK & NI) visit link
Canterbury Christ Church visit link
Kent Templeman visit link
Greenwich visit link

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