Requesting Methods:

• OCLC (OCLC symbol CAW)
• DOCLINE (DOCLINE symbol CAUCAS)
• Mailed ALA form
• Faxed ALA form (415) 321-8639
• E-mail request (ilibrary@calacademy.org)
• Electronic Web request

Loan Charges:

Libraries	Charges
California public libraries participating in the Library of California Loan Reimbursement Program	None
U.S. libraries outside California	$15.00 IFM* or **EFTS $18.00 invoiced
Non-U.S. and for-profit libraries	$20.00 IFM* or **EFTS $25.00 invoiced or 3 IFLA vouchers

*IFM stands for OCLC's Interlibrary Loan Fee Management system. **EFTS stands for Electronic Fund Transfer System.

Length of Loan:

• 2 weeks from date of receipt
• 2 week renewal period
• All material subject to immediate recall

Photocopy Charges (up to 50 pages)

Libraries	Charges
California public libraries participating in the Library of California Loan Reimbursement Program	None
Libraries outside California and non-U.S. libraries	$15.00 IFM* or **EFTS $18.00 invoiced
For-profit libraries	$20.00 IFM* $25.00 invoiced or 3 IFLA vouchers
Additional pages	$0.15 per page

*IFM stands for OCLC's Interlibrary Loan Fee Management system. **EFTS stands for Electronic Fund Transfer System.

Special Handling Charges:

• $5.00 surcharge for rush delivery (UPS next-day delivery)
  
• $3.00 Fax Charge

Reciprocal agreements may be available for academic or museum libraries

Contact Information:

Patty Shea-Diner or Lawrence Currie
Interlibrary Loan
California Academy of Sciences Library
875 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94103-3009
(415) 321-8040

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