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Introduction & Policies

Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Policies

As a Tampa Bay student, you are considered a "distance student". Distance student policies for ILL/DD are as follows:

  • All requests are subject to approval
  • Patrons are limited to a maximum of five (5) requests per day
  • HPD Distance Patrons may request materials that are both available and not available from the NSU Library collections
  • HPD Distance Patrons are limited to a maximum of five (5) requests per day
  • Books and other "returnable materials" will be mailed via Media Mail with Signature Confirmation (please make allowances for a 2-3 day delivery and make arrangements for receipt of these materials)
  • HPD Distance Patrons agree to return materials by their Due Dates (Requests for due date extensions are subject to approval by the library that owns the material)
  • Patrons at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus Library may drop off materials at the Library Desk or Book Drop on the 2nd floor 
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to send print materials to our patrons in other countries.
  • Articles are made available for electronic pick-up within each patron's ILLiad account
  • Books that are available in the HPD Reserve collection will not be mailed.  Patrons may A - purchase these materials, B - borrow them from a local library, or C - submit a request for chapters from those materials to be scanned and electronically delivered 
  • Scanned Chapters from books are restricted as follows : No more than one (1) chapter per patron or 10% of the whole work may be delivered to the same patron within 12 months
  • All requests are subject to provider License Agreements, Fair Use and Copyright restrictions and are usually handled in accordance to the National Commission on New Technological Uses (CONTU) Guidelines

How to Request a Print Book as a Distance Student