Does copyright restrict borrowing through interlibrary loan?
Copyright has little or no effect on borrowing books through interlibrary loan (ILL), since no copying is involved. It sometimes affects the borrowing of video materials, as the right to show them has limitations. We don’t borrow videos through the normal ILL process, however, but rather through arrangements with Media Services. The primary area in which copyright restricts ILL is in the procurement of articles as they are actually copies, not originals.
