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Consortium Loan Service Request

Consortium Loan Service provides GW faculty, students, and staff with materials that are not available in Gelman Library. Books available at other Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) libraries and other GW campuses can be requested through this form and delivered to the Gelman Library Circulation Desk. Periodical articles can also be requested, in which case you will receive a photocopy of the article that is yours to keep.

Eligibility

GW faculty, students, and staff, except those in the Law and Medical Schools, are eligible for Consortium Loan Services. Faculty, students, and staff in the Law and Medical Schools must use Interlibrary Loan Services offered by Burns Law Library and Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.

Materials that Can be Borrowed

  • Books/articles from the following GW libraries: Eckles Library (Mount Vernon Campus), Virginia Campus Library.
  • Materials from the WRLC Storage Center.
  • Books/articles owned by WRLC libraries but not owned by George Washington University Libraries. Materials owned by Burns Law Library or Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library must be obtained at those libraries.
  • Books/articles owned by Gelman Library but are charged out or have been declared missing or lost.
  • Articles that are less than 50 pages.

Materials that Cannot be Borrowed

Any materials from the following libraries:

  • American Law Library (AL)
  • Catholic Semitics Library
  • Gallaudet Model School, Northern Campus, and Leisure Collections
  • George Mason Law Library (LL)
  • George Mason Prince William Institute and Arlington Campus
  • Materials in process or on order
  • Media Collections, including CDs, tapes, videos, etc.
  • Reference and Special Collection items
  • Course reserve materials
  • Articles over 50 pages

Pickup, Renewal, and Return of Materials

  • The average delivery time for most items is 3 to 5 business days. In some cases, it may take up to 3 weeks.
  • When an item is available, you will be notified by phone or mail.
  • Once you are notified, the item will be held for you at the Gelman Library Circulation Desk for 10 days.
  • You may renew materials at the Gelman Library or at the lending library. Renewals can be done in a variety of ways, but must be done on or before the due date. Overdue consortium books can only be renewed at the lending library.
  • Borrowed materials can be returned to Gelman Library or any other WRLC library.
  • Loan periods, renewal limits, fines, and fees applied to consortium owned materials checked out at GW are determined by the owning library. Please contact the appropriate circulation department for details.

How to Use the Consortium Loan Service

Check ALADIN (the WRLC libraries catalog), JACOB (the Burns Law Library catalog) and Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library catalog to verify that the item you need is not immediately available at any of the GW libraries.

To submit a Consortium Loan Service Request, complete the following form and click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form. Submit a separate form for each item you want to request.

Today's Date: 05/12/08
Item not needed unless received by this date:
If we are unable to obtain the material from a Consortium library, would you like us to forward your request to Interlibrary Borrowing? Keep in mind this may take an additional 2-4 weeks.
First Name: *
Last Name: *
Street Address: *
City: *
State: *
Zip Code: *
Home Telephone: *
Work Telephone:
E-Mail Address:
Enter the barcode number from your currently valid GWorld ID card. The barcode number is the 14 digit number on the back of the card. 22882 *
Status: *
You are making a request for: *

To Request a Book

Use the Web-Version of ALADIN to verify that the book is held at one of the eligible WRLC Libraries. From the Detailed Display, copy all the information (Title, Author, Location, Status, etc.) and paste it into the box below. If you are not sure how to copy and paste, follow these instructions.

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To Request an Article

Please provide the following information about the article:

Journal Title: ***
Author's Last name:
Author's First Initial:
Article Title: ***
Volume Number:
Issue Number:
Date: ***
Beginning on page: ***
Ending on page: ***
You must supply the journal title, article title, date and pages or your request cannot be processed.

Use the Web-Version of ALADIN to verify that the periodical is held at one of the eligible WRLC Libraries. From the Detailed Display, copy all the information ("Title" through "Library Has") and paste it into the box below. If you are not sure how to copy and paste, follow these instructions.

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