Interlibrary Loans

Book ordering

Book ordering

• After submitting your request for a particular book, the librarian will contact you through e-mail and will provide you with information on the price of the service and lending possibilities;
• Due date to return the book will be given by the sending library. Usually the loan period is one month;
• Encyclopedias, manuals, dictionaries etc. cannot be borrowed
• Periodicals cannot be borrowed. Users can order copies of articles.

To order a book or copy of article, please fill in the following form:

Users	Libraries
Book order form	Book order form
Article order form	Article order form

Books received via interlibrary loan are to be read only in Central Library Professors' Reading room. They cannot be borrowed.

Prices

Formula to calculate the price: administration fee + postage costs + book lending/article copying

	Borrowing from other libraries		Lending to other libraries
	Lithuanian	Foreign	Lithuanian	Foreign
Administration fee	€2		€2
Sending and returning from other libraries	Current postage rates
Lending a book	Set by the lending library	Set by the lending library. Usually €8 per book	€4–24 (depends on the rarity of the document)	One IFLA voucher
Copying of an article	Set by the lending library	Set by the lending library, Usually €4 per article	€0.43 per page	Half of IFLA voucher
Due date extension		Set by the lending library	Free of charge
Fine for delay			€0.09 per day
Fine for a lost or damaged book in cases when there is no possibility to buy a replacement			Depends on the market price of the lost book

* Copies of articles ordered from other foreign and Lithuanian libraries and information agencies are to be paid according to the invoices.

For the borrowed books from other foreign and Lithuanian libraries users have to pay according to the invoice presented by the lending library, plus the costs for book ordering and returning (in accordance with the current postage rates of the Republic of Lithuania).

Ways of payment

For the Interlibrary loan services users can pay in cash or by debit or credit card at the Information Desk (Universiteto g. 3, 1^st floor).

F.A.Q.

F.A.Q.

How long does it take to deliver a book from a foreign library?
Delivery of a book may take anywhere from one week to one month.

How long does it take to deliver an article?
An article from SUBITO document delivery service will be delivered in 1 to 3 working days. The delivery from other libraries may take anywhere from one week to one month.

How much does one usually pay for a book when ordering it from foreign libraries (including postage)?
Generally, the price – including the lending fee and postage – may reach up to €14.16.

Do libraries always require payment for services provided?
Not always; in those cases one will be charged for postage only.

How much does it cost to order books to the Kaunas Faculty of Humanities library?
Books are delivered to the library of the Faculty of Humanities in Kaunas free of additional charges. For further information please contact the Information Desk.