Interlibrary loan (ILL)
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- Expand your research
- Discover the library
- Loan and request
- Write and cite
- Publish and deposit
Items not owned by the Library may be requested from other libraries through the Interlibray Loan service (ILL).
In the new swisscovery system the SLSP-Courier service allows you to directly request a book online from one library and collect in another library of your choice.
→ How does SLSP-Courier work? (pdf in Italian)
If the book you are looking for is not available via SLSP-Courier or is not present in swisscovery, fill in the online Interlibrary loan form. Our libraries will locate a copy and order it for you.
In the new swisscovery system the SLSP-Courier service allows you to directly request a book online from one library and collect in another library of your choice.
→ How does SLSP-Courier work? (pdf in Italian)
If the book you are looking for is not available via SLSP-Courier or is not present in swisscovery, fill in the online Interlibrary loan form. Our libraries will locate a copy and order it for you.
Introduction
USI Academic staff / Administrative staff / Students
|
Document from |
Monographs |
Photocopies |
|---|---|---|
|
Ticino |
Free |
Free |
|
Switzerland |
Free |
Free |
|
Other |
Actual expenses incurred |
Actual expenses incurred |
Attention: in Reperio, using the form "Digitization Request" in the "Other loan and request options" section, the user send the request directly to a library outside USI. This may entail fees that will be billed to the user by the library that digitizes the document.
External patrons
|
Document from |
Monographs |
Photocopies |
|---|---|---|
|
Ticino |
Free |
Free |
|
Svizzera |
CHF 8.- |
CHF 10.- for every 20 pages (or fraction) |
|
Other |
Actual expenses incurred |
Actual expenses incurred |
Fees
The same fines and notification method apply for our books and for books from other libraries. See FAQ swisscovery > Which fines will be applied if I return items late?
Fines
The ILL service for items located in Switzerland closes two weeks before the beginning of the exam period. The ILL service for items located outside Switzerland closes four weeks before the beginning of the exam period.
Users are requested to fully and clearly fill in the online request form.
Users are requested to fully and clearly fill in the online request form.
Additional information