Interlibrary Loan Book Requests
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a service that is used to obtain items not available at the Patchogue-Medford Library. The service is only available to Patchogue-Medford Library cardholders.
We will be able to process your interlibrary loan request if:
You have a Patchogue-Medford Library card or a PML business card.
Your card is current & clear of fines. View your patron record
The item is not new (less than a year old). Webpac
Patchogue-Medford Library does not own the item* you are requesting Webpac
*Before requesting an item through ILL check our online catalog to make sure we do not own the item.
*If we own the item but it is checked out, you may place the item on reserve.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
