Patrons of Orbis Cascade Alliance member libraries can request Summit Visiting accounts at any other member library.

U of I Patrons

Eligible U of I patrons can visit the circulation desk at any of the other Orbis Cascade Alliance member libraries and ask to be adopted as a Summit Visiting Patron. You will need to present your U of I Vandal Card and be able to log in to your library account to verify eligibility. Some libraries also require a second form of photo ID such as a driver’s license.

Non-U of I Patrons from other Alliance libraries

To set up a Visiting Patron account at the U of I Library, bring your library ID to the circulation desk. Staff will ask you to verify your status with your institution by having you log in to your library account. A U of I Library account will then be created for you.

If Rapido is unable to find a partner library to fill your request, we will try expanding the search to even more libraries via ILLiad. You may be asked to register for an ILLiad account to facilitate this expanded request.

The University of Idaho Library relies heavily on reciprocal agreements with other libraries. Please return your materials in a timely manner so that we can maintain positive relationships with the libraries we borrow from.

If you need to keep an item beyond its due date, you can request a renewal through your library account or by contacting the ILL department directly at libill@uidaho.edu. If renewals are not allowed, we will be happy to request another copy of the item for you from a different library.

Materials borrowed from other libraries may accrue overdue and lost book charges at the discretion of the lending library.

The U of I Library lends materials to all domestic and international libraries. If you are an individual who needs an item owned by the U of I Library and cannot visit us in person, please contact your local library to inquire about their interlibrary loan service.

We will lend:

• All General Collection items including books, audiovisual materials, and theses/dissertations
• Oversize materials (condition permitting)
• Circulating Government Documents
• Non-archival microfiche/film, up to four reels at a time
• Multi-volume works, up to four volumes at a time

We will copy/scan:

• Articles from print periodicals
• Articles that can be scanned or copied from Special Collections items (condition permitting)
• Articles from databases (license permitting)
• Articles from microfiche/film, including newspapers, journals, and ERIC documents
• We send articles via Odyssey, Article Exchange, email, fax, or postal mail

We cannot lend:

• Reference materials
• Reserve materials
• Journals issues/volumes
• Special Collections materials

We cannot copy/scan:

• Articles exceeding 50 pages in length (exceptions may be made for special requests when staffing time permits)
• Entire books or issues of journals
• Frail or archival items that might be damaged by the scanning process

Duration of loans: 6 weeks for books; 2 weeks for AV materials

Renewals: We allow one four-week renewal for books that do not have any active holds or requests from local U of I patrons. AV materials cannot be renewed.

Replacement: If a U of I Library item is lost or damaged while on loan to another library, the replacement or repair fees are the responsibility of the borrowing library. Replacement fees will be assessed on a case-by-case basis depending on the extent of the damage and the cost of the book. A $20.00 processing fee is also assessed on all lost or damaged items.

Consortial Affiliations: The U of I Library is a member of both the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the Amigos resource sharing group. We are also an active member of LVIS (Libraries Very Interested in Sharing) and welcome other reciprocal agreements. The library is also a Rapido library with memberships in the following pods: OrCa, US West, US Pod, US Hybrid.

Additional policy information for the U of I Library can be found by searching our symbol (NTD) in the OCLC Policies Directory.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified 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 judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.