What if UCSB owns the item?
An ILL request may be placed for an UCSB-owned item, provided the item is currently checked out to another patron, is declared lost or missing, and is available elsewhere in the UC system. If the item is not available for loan within the UC system, the patron will be directed to place a recall for the UCSB copy. To borrow a circulating copy from another UC library for an item located in UCSB Special Collections, use the Manual Request Form. Materials that are available in the Reserve Book Service may not be secondarily requested through the ILL service. Instead, the request will be returned to the patron. [top] Book Loans When an item is borrowed for your use, the lending library will determine the length of the loan period, indicate whether that period may be extended by a renewal, and/or stipulate any restrictions on the use of the book. For example, when lending a rare or valuable book, a library may specify that it must be used only in the borrowing library building or that it may
