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Lending to other libraries

This page is for other libraries who want to borrow resources from UVic Libraries. To place a request, please fill out a request form with your institution name and password.

If you do not have an institution username and password, please ill@uvic.ca.

Contact information

Library name: University of Victoria, Mearns - McPherson Library

Illume (SHAREit) Library code: BVIV

Canadian Library Symbol (LAC) code: BVIV

OCLC symbol: VT2

Shipping addresses

Mailing address

Interlibrary Loan
McPherson Library
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1800 Stn CSC
Victoria, B.C.
Canada V8W 3H5

Courier address

Shipping and Receiving
Room 147, McPherson Library
University of Victoria
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria BC V8P 5C2
CANADA

Telephone: 1-250-721-8236

Email: ill@uvic.ca 

General information

Library catalogue: UVic Library

ILL software: Relais (version 2010)

bviviso@relais-host.com (ISO messages)

bvivgsm@relais-host.com (Generic script messages)

Consortia membership: BC ELN, eHLbc, COPPUL, CRKN, Consortia Canada 

Loan information

Returnable loans:

  • monographs, microfilm, theses and dissertations: 6 weeks from date of receipt (subject to recall)
  • serials (Canada only): 1 week from date of receipt
  • return mailing cost to be covered by borrower

Renewals:

  • 1 renewal for same loan period
  • serials: no renewals

Non-returnable copies:

  • copies from journals (print and electronic), book chapters, microfilm and some complete ebooks
  • delivery by email with PDF attachment

Media loans:

Not for loan:

  • items in Special Collections, Archives, Reserve, or Reference
  • Fragile or Oversize items at discretion of the library 

Charges/Fees

Copies and loans:

  • Canada:
    • Consortia libraries: as per agreements
    • BC public libraries: $5.00 per request
    • all other Canadian libraries: $10.00 per request
  • international:
    • copies: $20.00 USD IFM or 2 IFLA vouchers
    • loans: $35.00 – $45.00 USD IFM or 4 IFLA vouchers

Renewals: No charge

Replacement cost: Cost of item plus $30.00 processing charge

Late fees: No

Invoice payments: