Distance Library Services

Delivery of Books and Other Circulating Items

The staff of Hilton M. Briggs Library are pleased to ship books via UPS or U.S. Mail to the SDSU extended-campus community, i.e., certain individuals who are affiliated with SDSU, but do not reside in (or make weekly trips to) the Brookings area. The service supplies books and other circulating items owned by Briggs Library and those available on loan from other libraries for educational or professional purposes.

Who May Use This Service: The following SDSU affiliated individuals are eligible for this book delivery service, provided they do not reside in (or make weekly trips to) the Brookings area:

• All current SDSU faculty, staff and currently enrolled students.
• All former SDSU faculty who hold emeritus status at SDSU.
• South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service staff
• South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station staff
• Nurse preceptors currently working with SDSU nursing students.

Submitting a Distance Library Services Materials Request: Create a user account for ILLiad interlibrary loan and document delivery service.  Use the link below:

• ILLIad Request form
  • To create your ILLiad account or to make a request, click the Library Request Forms link on the library's home page: http://lib.sdstate.edu. Click here to create an account or to submit a request now.

Cost: Books and other circulating items are usually provided free of charge (up to 100 items per semester, including books, journal articles or other materials). However, you are responsible for the cost of returning the books and other loans to the SDSU Library. Occasionally interlibrary loan fees must be applied to obtain an item from certain out-of-state libraries or other sources.

Overdue fines are applied for late return of SDSU library materials according to Briggs Library overdue fine policies and procedures. Overdue fines for materials obtained via interlibrary loan from other libraries are $1.00 per day.

If an item is lost, the borrower is responsible for the cost of replacement of the item according to the Briggs Library replacement policies and procedures. If an interlibrary loan item is lost, the borrower is responsible for the cost of replacement.

A limit of 100 items per semester will be provided free of charge. Any requests above the limit of 100 in a single semester will be processed at a cost of $1.00 per item. For this purpose, the year is divided into three semesters, the fall semester, spring semester and summer semester. The semesters begin on the first day of classes and end on the day before classes begin for the following semester.

Delivery: Books and other circulating materials are sent via UPS or U.S. Mail to the address specified by the requester, unless other delivery is arranged.

Time: Most requests are processed within three working days after we receive them. Numerous requests submitted by one person will be processed as time permits, so more than three days may be required for processing. You will be notified if a request cannot be filled before your specified "Not Wanted After Date".  All attempts to supply the material will stop after the "Not Wanted After Date".  Short due dates will not speed processing time and will sometimes result in failure to obtain materials.

Returning Books and Other Circulating Materials: Borrowed items must be returned on or before the due date to avoid overdue fines. This is especially important when items have been borrowed via interlibrary loan from another library because the fine for overdue interlibrary loan items is $1.00 per day. The postmark date will be used as the return date for all overdue items returned via the mail.

A return mailing label is included with each item. We recommend that the mailing package be saved and used to return the items. Insuring the items and using the postal service "Library Mail" are also recommended.

Return your books and other circulating items to:

LIMITATIONS: Books and other circulating materials available at a public library located near the requester will not be provided via this service.

Service requests will not be processed for individuals with overdue library materials, unpaid library fines or unpaid library service fees.

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