Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan Formusers may order books from other libraries in the United States.
Please follow the steps below before you fill out the Interlibrary Loan Form. Note: you will need to go to other websites in order to complete these steps. Once you have obtained all of the necessary information, please open up the Interlibrary Loan Form and conclude the process.
1. Make sure the Cuyamaca Library does not own the item in question by looking it up in the Cuyamaca Library Catalog.
2. Locate a citation for the item through the Grossmont Library Catalog, the San Diego State Library Catalog, Worldcat, Amazon, or a similar site. Note: items available in the Grossmont Library will arrive in two business days.
3. Enter your citation into the following form to order materials from other libraries around the country: Interlibrary Loan Form
- Materials owned by the Cuyamaca Library
- Most textbooks for current classes
- Whole issues or volumes of journals
- Maps and atlases
- Software and CD-ROMs
- Rare, fragile, and special collection books
- Reference books
- Videos and DVDs
- Sound recordings
The Cuyamaca Library does not charge a fee for Interlibrary Loan books, but occasionally some lenders do. In this rare event, you would be charged that lending fee when you checked out the item.
Periodical articles ordered through Interlibrary loan cost 15 cents a page.
This will depend on the lending library. Some libraries allow renewals, and some do not. Please visit the circulation desk to determine if your item can be renewed.
