How long does it take to receive a journal article or book on interlibrary loan from another library?
Articles take anywhere from 1 day to 3 weeks depending on how obscure the item is and how many libraries own the journal title. Books take anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks, for the same reasons. For an idea of how many libraries own an item, do a search in the Worldcat database and click on the “Libraries world wide that own item” link.
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