Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Service (ILL-DDS)

 

 

Borrowing materials from outside UOB Libraries Eligibility:
All UOB students, faculty, and staff with active university ID are eligible for ILL-DDS service, when the item needed is not available through the Library’s print and online collection. This service is free of charge for users; the cost is covered by the libraries. Therefore, requests should be made cautiously.

Please click on the following link to place an order: Form


Limits:

Responsibility of Requestors:
Users are requested to check whether the item in available at UOB or not before submitting an ILL-DDS request. Please refer to:

• Library Catalog
• Journal/eBook Finder

Inter-campus Loan (circulating materials between campuses)

Library users on different campuses have equal access to library materials. They can request a library item available in a branch library to be delivered to their campus.

For Inter-Campus Loan please:

• Login to MyAccount
• Search the library catalog for the book you would like to have;
• Click on “place hold” and choose your campus.

The library will notify you once the book is available at your campus library.

Lending library materials to other libraries

The University of Balamand Libraries support sharing library materials and welcome interlibrary loan requests from other libraries. Our Library is a member of the Lebanese Interlibrary Loan and Document Supply consortium (LIDS), which supports information sharing among its members. In addition, the libraries have mutual agreements with many institutions abroad to share library materials.

For lending, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Department: illdds@balamand.edu.lb

Copyright:

The University of Balamand observes and follows the Lebanese law and international agreements for the Protection of Intellectual Property and international agreements. Therefore, the libraries encourage users to abide by copyright laws and to understand the fair use concept in order to exercise good judgment when fulfilling their educational needs.


For further help please contact: