How much does ILL cost?
At this time we offer ILL free* to current Gonzaga students, faculty and staff. However, please be aware that Foley Center pays up to $15 for each Interlibrary Loan book or article in addition to copyright charges. Even if a book is loaned to us free of charge, the costs for postage and staff add up. Please help us out by using good judgment when requesting books and articles and request only what you can really use so that we can continue to offer this service at no charge to our users. *Note: Occasionally a request will cost more than $15, in this case we will contact you and see if you are willing to pay the difference in order to receive the item.
We don’t pass on any fees or costs to our users. The process of getting materials through ILL is a costly one, however, and users should not request unnecessary materials. A study done by the Association of Research Libraries showed that the average cost per ILL request (materials, postage, on-line time, labor, etc.) can often exceed $15.00 per request for Emory, and at least that much for the loaning institution! We want to be able to keep providing this service for free, so select the materials you request carefully.
Fully subsidized ILL requests are provided according to a quota based on number of requests per user. The quota is determined annually by the GFC Library Committee according to the available budget, the average cost of lending library fees and the number of users. ILL Quotas for the fiscal year April 2008-March 2009. In addition, Faculty and Graduate Students may qualify for the Special Needs Quota (SNQ).
