Consortium Loan Service (CLS)What
is the Consortium Loan Service? George
Mason students, faculty, and staff may borrow books and have articles sent
directly
from other WRLC
(Washington Research Library Consortium) libraries rather than using the
standard
interlibrary loan procedures common to all libraries. This
direct borrowing service allows students and faculty to receive books and
articles
from other WRLC libraries more quickly (generally within 2 business days).
Please
note: students and faculty requesting items to be sent to the Prince William
campus
need to allow somewhat more time for delivery of the item(s).
What
can be borrowed or requested from WRLC? The
WRLC direct borrowing service is currently available only
for:
- borrowing circulating
items
that are not checked out and
- requesting
photocopies of articles not exceeding 50 pages (delivered electronically or
in
print form) from other WRLC institutions.
What
can't be borrowed or requested from WRLC? The
following items are currently unavailable for requests from WRLC:
- items
from the AU and Mason Law libraries
- reserve
items
- reference
items
- special
collections' items
- media
items
Requests
for these and other items not available from WRLC institutions should
be
made through standard interlibrary loan procedures. Please use the Mason
Libraries'
Interlibrary Loan request form at http://library.gmu.edu/requests/requests.html.
How
do I borrow or request something from WRLC? To
use this service, please follow these steps: 1.
Search for the needed item in the WRLC
(ALADIN) catalog. 2.
Select the needed item's individual holdings record from within the WRLC
(ALADIN) catalog.
3.
Enter patron barcode number (on your Mason ID) and your last
name.
4.
Specify a pickup location for the item at a specific George Mason University
Library
- GM for
Fairfax
campus
- GMA
for Arlington campus
- GMP
for Prince William campus
5.
Enter the last date you can use this item, if the item can not be retrieved
by
this date the request will be cancelled.
6.
If requesting an article, enter complete and accurate citation information.
7.
Re-enter your barcode number - thus a double authentication for your
security.
8. Click
on
the Submit button at the bottom of the form. QUESTIONS?
If you encounter any
problems
with the request process or have questions or comments, please contact any
Circulation
Staff member at any Mason Library circulation desk or contact clsgm@wrlc.org.
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