Interlibrary Loans

Books not owned by Paris Junior College libraries can be borrowed from other libraries. The borrower must be an enrolled student, a faculty or staff member or a community card holder. The borrower must allow two to four weeks for delivery and be willing to pay any charges, including return postage.

The borrower must provide the following information:

Name
E-mail address
Telephone number
Whether student, faculty, staff or community user
Campus
Date when needed
Author of book
Title of book
Publisher
Copyright date
ISBN Number

The request is to be given to the Interlibrary Loan clerk at Paris; in Greenville and Sulphur Springs, to the librarian. The request can be e-mailed.

The following types of materials are normally not available:

Books published in the the current year
Material in high demand at the owning library
Reference books, rare books, genealogy and special collections
Material in non-book formats such as videos, CDs DVDs, software, and bulky or fragile items that are expensive to ship

Interlibrary Loan items normally are not renewable, but different libraries have various policies.

Periodical Articles

Articles from periodicals not owned by the Paris Junior College libraries or not available in full-text format from the electronic databases subscribed to by PJC can be obtained from another library. The articles are copied and sent to the borrowing library. The borrower must be a student, a faculty or staff member, or a community card holder. The borrower will be responsible for any charges.

The borrower must provide the following information:

Name
E-mail address
Telephone number
Whether student, faculty, staff or community user
Campus
Date when needed
Chages acceptable or not acceptable
Author of article
Title of Article
Title of periodical
Volume number
Issue number
Page(s)
Date
ISSN number

The request is to be given to the Interlibrary Loan clerk at Paris; in Greenville and Sulphur Springs, to the librarian. The request can be e-mailed.

About Copyrights

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright materials. Under certain conditions specified by the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of those specified conditions is that the photocopy or other 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,” the user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

Intracampus Loans

A currently enrolled student, faculty or staff member can borrow materials from any of the Paris Junior College libraries by submitting a request using the online library catalog or submitting the request to the librarian or clerk. Any items on reserve cannot be borrowed. Reference materials cannot be borrowed.

Articles from periodicals not available from the electronic databases will be photocopied and sent to the designated delivery site.

For books and other materials, access the online library catalog and find the item(s) you wish to borrow. Click on the request item button. Your borrower ID is your library patron barcode. You type in the complete number. The bibliographic screen reappears; click on the “Request Item” button. Select the delivery site. At the next screen, in the comments box, supply the following information:

E-mail address (if you do not want to be contacted by phone)
When item is needed
Purpose (course work, entertainment, etc.)

If you want material from a reference book, give the following information to the librarian or clerk:

Subject (A subject search will be done.)
Title of book, if known
Name
Telephone number or e-mail address
When information is needed
Whether student, faculty or staff

The material will be photocopied and sent by FAX or delivered to the campus. There will be a charge of 10 cents per page for copying.

For periodical articles, the articles will be copied and sent by FAX or delivered.