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End of ILL Services
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will end in December 2012. Users of LAC's current services should note the following dates:
- November 13, 2012: End of loan requests from international libraries.
- November 16, 2012: End of renewals. All items loaned after this date will be non-renewable.
- December 11, 2012: End of loan requests, location searches, and ILL-related photocopying services.
LAC's ILL listserv (CANRES-L) and Canadian Library Gateway also will be archived in December 2012.
LAC will continue to facilitate interlibrary loan activities among other institutions through the ILL form in AMICUS, and through ongoing administration of Canadian Library Symbols.
Through our modernized service channels, LAC will emphasize increased digital access to high-demand content. LAC is working with Canada's ILL user community in order to inform this approach to accessing the institution's unique holdings.
It is possible to consult many published documents and many microfilm copies of archival documents from Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) collection through the interlibrary or inter-institutional loan service.
How to borrow documents:
- Contact your local library or archives. They will make the request on your behalf.
- For published materials, provide details such as author, title, date and publisher of the item you need.
- For archival microfilm, provide the microfilm reel number and a brief description of what is on the reel you need.
- It may be helpful to provide a printout or copy of the source where you found out about the item you need.
- For help finding microfilm reel numbers, use Research Tools or ask us a question.
For family history research, microfilm reel numbers are listed under relevant Sources by Topic on our Genealogy and Family History pages.
For information for libraries and other borrowing institutions, see: Interlibrary loans at Library and Archives Canada
