| Borrower Eligibility |
State personnel, including those located in other parts of the state, are encouraged to submit requests for research materials not found in the State Library's collection. Borrowers must hold a valid State Library card. To acquire a card, please see our library card requirements.
Interns may submit requests on behalf of project supervisors, who must hold valid State Library cards. Please present a letter from your project supervisor explaining that you are borrowing materials for them. If a letter is not available, the reference staff will phone the person's office to verify this.
This program is devoted to supporting research programs in state government. We do not supply non-work related loan requests for personal reading or continuing education courses; please inquire at your local public library about acquiring these through its inter-library loan service.
In addition, personnel who need on-site access to local academic libraries for their projects may be issued a Boston Library Consortium card. Interested persons should contact the public services librarian. |
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| Request Forms for Books and Articles |
Requests may be submitted using the electronic form, by email, or paper form. Copies of the form are available at the reference desk in the Main Reading Room (room 341).
Request a book
Request a Journal Article
**Notice: Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions**
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law
37 C.F.R section 201.14
I have read the above statement and agree to abide by its restrictions
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| Loan Periods and Renewals |
| The loan period for books varies from two to four weeks depending on the lending library. Renewal requests should be submitted to the inter-library loan department three days before the due date. It is at the discretion of the lending library to grant a renewal. |
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| Borrowing Journals |
| Libraries generally do not loan entire journal issues. If an issue is devoted to one theme, the articles should be requested individually.
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| Copyright Guidelines |
| The State Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment would violate copyright law. |
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| Picking Up and Reurning Materials |
Patrons are notified of the arrival of their requests by phone or email. Materials are kept at the circulation desk for pick-up. For personnel located away from the State House, materials can be mailed to your office or faxed if they are not too lengthy.
Books should be brought back to the circulation desk in room 341. If your office is not nearby, they should be returned by UPS or Fed Ex. |
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| Turn Around Time |
| Items held by a local institution can arrive in as little as two days. The average time for delivery of materials is about two weeks when several institutions must be contacted before a title is obtained. |
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| Damaged or Lost Titles |
| Borrowers are responsible for materials on loan to them and are subject to replacement fees from the lending library for damaged or lost volumes.. |
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| Contact Information |
Numbers
Phone: 617.727.2590
Fax: 617.727.9730
Mailing address
Inter-Library Loan
The George Fingold Library
State House, Rm 341
Boston, MA 02133
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Email address: interlibrary.loan@state.ma.us |
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