Sharing materials between academic libraries, whether lending or borrowing, is critical to meeting the content needs of patrons. Many interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions involve sending or transmitting materials such as journal articles and photocopies that are not returned. While U.S. Copyright law addresses non-returnables, there are some areas that still present challenges for libraries.The Guidelines on the left column of this page explains rules and best practices for copyrightissues related toInter-library loan.Main rules:The “Rule of Two” – Per Section 108, libraries may provide one article,per issue, per patron in one calendar year from each journal without requesting copyright permission; you must request copyright permission and pay any applicable royalty fees for the second and subsequent copies.The “Suggestion of Five” for periodicals – Per the CONTU guidelines the borrowing library may receive copies of up to five articles from the last five years publication of a single...
