InterLibrary Loan

Quick Answers to your FAQs

  • You must provide your Caldwell College Email account to make an Interlibrary Loan Request. You will be notified when your materials arrive via your Caldwell College email account.
  • No more than 5 requests may be submitted at one time.
  • Submit JOURNAL ARTICLE requests here: Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form
  • Submit BOOK requests directly through Jerseycat or Worldcat.

What is Interlibrary Loan?

  • Interlibrary Loan is a service for academic research through which books and journal articles not owned by Jennings Library may be requested and obtained from other libraries.

Who may request an ILL?

  • Faculty, staff, administrators and students at all levels possessing a current valid ID and Caldwell College email account (NetID) with no holds on their records.

What may be requested using ILL ?

  • Books and/or journal articles may be requested through Jerseycat.
  • Books only (not journal articles) are lent through Worldcat.
  • Worldcat requests may incur charges for loans.
  • Jerseycat loans incur no charges for books or journal articles.
  • Media and dissertations are usually not loaned.
  • Your local public library can be contacted for personal or leisure reading requests.

What are the guidelines for submitting an ILL?

  • First, check to see if Jennings Library owns the materials.
  • No more than 5 requests may be submitted at one time.
  • Requests must be submitted with your Caldwell College email address

What information must be provided on the request?

  • Accurate citation information must be provided on all requests.
  • ISBN or ISSNs are desirable.
  • Copyright dates for books are needed.
  • Volume, issue, date and pages are necessary for journal articles.
  • Caldwell College NetID (email address).

How long will it take?

  • Jerseycat requests come to us via a delivery service and usually arrive in 7-10 days.
  • Worldcat requests are sent to as many as 5 libraries in a specific sequence. If one library cannot provide, it is passed on, therefore these requests can take longer.

Where are the materials picked up?

  • You will be contacted by your Caldwell College email.
  • Pick up and return books to the Circulation desk in Jennings Library.
  • Articles may be kept.

Are renewals permitted?

  • Renewal is not a guarantee. Each library has its own policies.
  • If you think you will need the book longer than 4 weeks, please call Ellen Johnston for Jerseycat x3502 or Joan Reamer for Worldcat x3564 at least several days before the due date.

Borrower's responsibility

  • Some libraries charge fees for lending books and providing articles. Average fees usually start at $12- $15.
  • You will be responsible for all charges made by the lending library if materials are lost or damaged.
  • Please return materials on time and in good condition.
  • If articles are left unclaimed, a fee will be incurred which will be attached to your library record. If books are left unclaimed after 10 days, they will be returned to the lending library. If a student frequently leaves materials unclaimed, their ILL privileges may be suspended.

Submitting online forms

  • If you have a journal article you wish to submit using the pre-existing form, see the link below.
  • The Interlibrary Loan Request Form is only available to students, faculty and staff of Caldwell College. When you click on the form below, a password prompt will come up. For user name and password, use your account login and password used for checking email and logging into a PC.
  • Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form

For questions, contact Joan Reamer at 973-618-3564.

  • 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 specified 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 use, 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 a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. By submitting this request you agree to comply with these restrictions.