INTERLIBRARY LOAN
POLICIES
The Religious Program Specialist should
understand interlibrary loan policies and pro-
cedures. Interlibrary loan and borrowing is a
procedure for meeting needs of library patrons
arising from serious research and study which
cannot be met from the library’s collection or
via the acquisition procedures of a library. The
procedures are for the exchange of materials be-
tween libraries. The borrowing library is
completely responsible for the prompt, safe
return of materials to the loaning library.
The loaning library sets the conditions of
the loan in terms of length, place of use such
as
“in library only,”
means of providing
the material whether in the original or by a
copy, means of mailing or shipping including
requirements for registration, certification, or
insurance, and means or procedures of re-
imbursement for costs incurred. Naval general
library policies and procedures generally follow
the Interlibrary Loan Codes of the American
Library Association and of the Federal Library
Committee.
Interlibrary Loan and Photocopy Request
forms (SF 162) must be used in interlibrary
transactions. Forms are available in GSA stock
or may be purchased from commercial library
supply sources.
Copyright provisions relating to requesting
and providing photocopies of copyright
materials must be adhered to and appropriate
records of requests for and receipts of photo-
copies must be maintained. Action to acquire
materials in steady demand must be taken as
need is indicated by records of photocopy re-
quests and receipts.
Restitution must be made by the indi-
vidual borrower via the borrowing library
as dictated by the lending library for lost,
damaged, or destroyed materials and, when
other arrangements are not possible, for the
costs of photocopies, shipping, mailing, etc.
Failure of individuals to meet their obliga-
tions does not relieve the borrowing library
of its responsibility to the lending library.
NAVY AUXILIARY LIBRARY
SERVICE COLLECTIONS (ALSCs)
Unlike interlibrary loans, the ALSCs provide
materials directly to members of the naval
service on personal letter request. The materials
in ALSCs are primarily books which are of
timely significance to naval service personnel for
their intellectual and professional growth and
development. Usually the books have been
reviewed or otherwise highlighted in such pro-
fessional journals as the NAVAL WAR COL-
LEGE REVIEW or the PROCEEDINGS OF
THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE. Many books
in ALSCs are also available in larger activity
libraries. However should a book not be
available locally, it may be borrowed from an
ALSC.
To borrow a book (or books) individuals
should write a personal letter to the appropriate
ALSC. ALSCs are located in the following loca-
tions and provide mail borrowing service to the
geographical areas stated:
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