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What is
Interloan? |
Interloan
is a request service operating among New Zealand libraries.
Use
it for items not held in Hastings or Napier libraries. We send the
request to other libraries on your behalf.
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What can I make an
Interloan request? |
Books, copies of
journal/magazine articles, music scores, some car manuals, theses.
Most libraries will not lend audio-visual material such as videos,
however:
- Some music CDs (mainly classical) may be Interloaned.
- A very limited range of videos are available.
Please talk to the Interloans Librarian before making these requests.
Subject Requests can be made
if you do not know of any specific material.
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How do I request an item on
Interloan? |
Come to the library and fill out an
Interloan form.
You will need:
- Your library card
- Information such as title, author, periodical date of item.
Phone requests also accepted. Please ring Hastings Central Library
and ask for the Interloans Librarian.
Please note you must be a member of the
Hastings District Libraries to use the Interloans service.
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How much does it cost? |
$5.00 per request, payable at
collection of item. This is non-refundable.
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May I do my own searching?
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You are
welcome to search other catalogues.
NZ
Libraries Online
NZ Public
Libraries,
Metronet Public
Libraries NZ.
You may search the Te Puna National Bibliographic Database in Hastings
Central Library.If you have located
an item, we do not necessarily obtain it from that particular library.
Some libraries charge us to supply loans. We have reciprocal no charge
agreements with other libraries.
If you do your own searching, the $4.00 Interloan fee is still payable on
making each Interloan request. This is not a search fee but goes
towards the cost of processing the request and postage.
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How will I know when the
item is available? |
You will receive a notice in
the mail when the item is available for you to collect from Hastings,
Havelock North or Flaxmere Libraries. Come in with your library card to
have your request issued.
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How
long will it take? |
We will do our utmost to get
the item to you as soon as possible. It is difficult to estimate a
date as this is depends on the availability of the item at holding
libraries in New Zealand.
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How long may I keep the
item? |
The supplying library will
provide a date for return. |
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Can the item be renewed? |
Please contact the Interloans
librarian in Hastings Library before the due date to renew interloans. |
