Interlibrary loan will consist of a network of all types of libraries designed to identify, request, and obtain materials for users in a manner responsive to fiscal, logistical, and local concerns.

Interlibrary loan will be facilitated by inter-school mail within the Wautoma Area School District. Participating libraries are the Wautoma Area School District libraries, the Wautoma Public library and the CESA 5 library.

Responsibilities of the Lending Library Media Center (LMC)

1. The lending library media center will decide if a resource is eligible for interlibrary loan. The individual LMC retains the privilege of deciding in each case whether a particular item should or should not be loaned.

LMC’s will not loan:
a. Books in current and recurring demand, which have holds and waiting lists at the requested library media center.
b. Reference materials, equipment, and licensed computer software
c. Materials on reserve for individual, group or class use.

2. The lending library will set a reasonable loan period for the material loaned. In most cases, 2 weeks will be allowed for students and 1 month for faculty.

3. Lending libraries will process requests promptly.

4. The lending library is responsible for compliance with all copyright law and its accompanying guidelines.

Responsibilities of the borrowing Library Media Center

1. Borrowing school library media centers and patrons of these centers should make every effort to exhaust their own resources before requesting from another library media center.

2. Borrowing school library media centers and patrons will make every effort to return materials promptly.

3. The borrowing library media center is responsible for the safety of all resources borrowed and must reimburse the loaning material for lost or damaged materials.