Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery - Regulations

Through this service, users can request to consult monographs or journal articles not held by the libraries in the city of Parma, on-site at the Central Library.

By submitting a request, users agree to use the documents exclusively for study and research purposes and in compliance with current copyright legislation.

The service is reserved for faculty members, staff, and students of the Law, Political Science, and Social Services degree programmes, as well as the School of Specialization for Legal Professions in Law at the University of Parma.

After verifying, by consulting the OPAC, that the documents are not present at the University Libraries or at other libraries in the city of Parma, the user can submit the request by filling out the following forms:

• module for interlibrary loan (books)
• module for document delivery (articles)

Each user can submit up to a maximum of 4 requests per week.

Once submitted to the providing Library, the request cannot be cancelled and the user cannot withdraw from the contextual commitments.

Waiting times depend on the libraries to which requests are forwarded and are therefore not predictable. If news is not received within 15 to 20 days of the request, it is advisable to inquire by calling 0521-034599.

For monographs, the consultation of material obtained on interlibrary loan has a maximum duration of 30 days and can be extended.

When the requested document arrives, the user is notified by e-mail or by telephone if he or she has not indicated an e-mail address.

The service is provided free of charge by the Central Library.

The user is required to reimburse the Library for any fees charged by the library providing the documents.

By submitting your request, you declare that you are aware of these regulations and agree to abide by them.

The Library provides interlibrary loan service of monographs and supply of copies of journal articles to libraries that request it for their own or their users' needs.

The interlibrary loan and document selivery service covers materials owned by Law Libraries.

Textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, codices, series, dissertations, out-of-print works, rare and valuable materials, volumes in precarious condition, non-bibliographic materials, and journals, of which, however, electronic copies can be obtained always in accordance with current copyright regulations.

The service is reserved exclusively for Italian and foreign Libraries, Institutions and Organizations that ensure reciprocity of service.

No requests forwarded by private citizens who need to contact a library through which to request the service will be considered.

Interlibrary loan requests can be submitted:

• through the procedures indicated here
• by filling out the ESSPER electronic form, for libraries participating in ESSPER
• by filling out the NILDE electronic form, for libraries participating in NILDE

A single library cannot submit more than 4 requests per week.

The requested document, if immediately available, is sent within two working days from the arrival of the request.

In case the submitted request cannot be processed or, in any case, in case the requested material is not immediately available, the requesting library will be informed within two working days.

Interlibrary loan of monographs has a duration ranging from 15 to 30 days from the date of shipment, depending on the requested work. A form specifying the duration of the loan is placed inside the volume.

Warning

Failure to comply with the return deadlines will result in exclusion from the service.

Monographic material will, as a rule, be sent through the post office, by registered mail with return receipt.

For the provision of reproductions, material may be sent:

• by mail
• through NILDE

The service is free of charge, on a reciprocal basis, for libraries or institutions that:

• belong to the Parma SBN Pole;
• belong to the ESSPER project (list);
• belong to NILDE (list).

All other libraries or institutions are required to pay a flat fee as, below, specified:

For libraries, organizations and institutions in Italy

Lending of monographs

Banking fee of € 5.00 per book or parcel up to 2 kg

Beneficiary

University of Parma Studies

IBAN: IT 25 L 06230 12700 000038436533

Causal:

Repayments for interlibrary loan services in favor of the UOC Biblioteche di AteneoUA.PR.AC.AR06.UOCBIBLIO

Bank

Crédit Agricole Cariparma S.p.A. - Parma Agency - Via Università, 1 - 43121 Parma

Supply of photocopies by mail or email

Bank transfer of:

• €3.00 for each article from 1 to 20 pages
• €5.00 for each article from 21 to 50 pages
• €7,00 for each article exceeding 50 pages

Beneficiary

University of Parma Studies

IBAN

IT 25 L 06230 12700 000038436533

Causal

Repayments for interlibrary loan services in favor of the UOC Biblioteche di AteneoUA.PR.AC.AR06.UOCBIBLIO

Bank

Crédit Agricole Cariparma S.p.A. - Parma Agency - Via Università, 1 - 43121 Parma

For libraries, organizations and institutions abroad

Lending of monographs

• 1 IFLA voucher for each book or parcel up to 2 kg
• Electronic copy supply
• 1/2 IFLA voucher for each article from 1 to 20 pages
• 1 IFLA voucher for each article exceeding 20 pages

Bearing in mind that the purpose of the exchange of documents is to provide support for scientific research, the requesting libraries agree to abide by current copyright law and, where prevailing, existing contractual clauses. In particular, the requesting Library agrees to:

• request the documents on behalf of institutional users (employees of the institution, professors, researchers and students) who will make exclusive personal use of them for study or research purposes;
• request temporary digital copies of the documents for the sole and exclusive purpose of speeding up the transmission process;
• deliver to the user a single hard copy of the document, destroying any digital copy received.
• allow consultation of the volumes received on loan only within the library premises;
• comply with the deadline and borrowing arrangements imposed by the Law Library;
• return the loaned work by registered mail with return receipt;
• reimburse the user for any expenses requested by the Law Library;
• reimburse costs related to any damage or loss of the work.