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How to request items FROM Carnegie Mellon

• Use your library's interlibrary loan service to borrow or obtain copies of Carnegie Mellon-owned materials (OCLC symbol PMC). We do not provide materials directly to individuals.
  
  
• Requests must include complete bibliographic information for each requested item (author, title, date, library location, etc.) from the Carnegie Mellon library catalog.
  
  
• We do not lend:
  
  
  • multimedia
  • reference materials
  • special collections materials
  • course reserves
  • entire journals (volumes or issues)
  • unique Carnegie Mellon theses
    
    
• We accept interlibrary loan requests by:
  
  
  • OCLC (online request)
  • ALA or IFLA interlibrary loan request form (fax or mail)
    
  • Email requests from institutions are acceptable, if they include:
    
    
    • institutional mailing address
    • institutional phone number
    • institutional contact name
    • complete bibliographic information for the requested material
      
      
• Request items directly from the library where they are located:
  
  
  • Call number(s) for ENGR&SCI --
    Interlibrary Loan
    Engineering & Science Library
    Wean Hall
    Carnegie Mellon University
    5000 Forbes Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
    Fax: 412-681-1998
    Phone: 412-268-7215
    Email: es82@andrew.cmu.edu
    Ariel: 128.2.114.135
    
    
  • Call number(s) for HUNT --
    Interlibrary Loan
    Hunt Library, 3rd floor
    Carnegie Mellon University
    4909 Frew Street
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
    Fax: 412-268-6944
    Phone: 412-268-3030
    Email: hl82@andrew.cmu.edu
    Ariel: 128.2.20.246
    
    
  • Call number(s) for MELLON --
    Interlibrary Loan
    Mellon Institute Library
    Carnegie Mellon University
    4400 Fifth Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
    Fax: 412-268-6945
    Phone: 412-268-3172
    Email: mi82@andrew.cmu.edu
    Ariel: 128.2.226.181
    

• Fees for Outgoing Interlibrary Loans
  
  
  • Academic, Public, and Non-profit Libraries:
    
    
    • Photocopies: $10.00 for up to 15 pages; $12.50 for 16-30 pages; $15.00 for over 30 pages.
    • Loans: $10.00 if the borrowing institution charges Carnegie Mellon for loans; no charge to reciprocal partners.
      
      
  • Corporate Libraries and For-profit Organizations:
    
    
    • Photocopies: $15.00 for up to 15 pages; $17.50 for 16-30 pages; $20.00 for over 30 pages.
    • Loans: $15.00 for up to 4 volumes.
      
      
  • Rush Service:
    
    
    • Same day service: $10.00.
    • 24-hour service (items shipped or faxed the day after the request is placed): $5.00.