How much does an ILL request cost?
Answer
Interlibrary loans are free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.
Between shipping and ILL fees requests average about $30.00 per loan request. Article fees can be significantly cheaper unless we exceed copyright.
Copyright can increase the cost of an ILL request drastically. We are able to order five articles published in the last five years, from each Journal title, without paying individual copyright. However, beyond these five requests, we must pay a per article copyright fee as determined by the publisher. Many publishers charge around $30-$50 per article in copyright fees. We have seen publishers who charge as much as $79 per article.
Please don't lose or fail to return ILL loans; replacement fees are steep! $100.00 or more per request.