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How much does it cost?

• Interlibrary loan is usually a free service for library users.
  
  
• Carnegie Mellon absorbs the costs for all interlibrary loans that can be obtained from lending libraries for $25 or less. This is by far the majority of requests.
  
  
• If it will cost more than $25 to obtain an interlibrary loan, we will notify you to decide whether or not you are willing to pay the difference (the amount over $25) to obtain the item.
  
  
  • If so, prepayment is required - either with an Oracle account number or by personal check.
  • If not, you may cancel the request at no cost.
    
    
• FYI:
  
  
  • Most costs associated with interlibrary loan historically are absorbed by the libraries that provide interlibrary loan service to their users.
  • Royalty fees (determined by copyright) are the most frequent reason that you might have to pay to obtain an interlibrary loan.