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MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY SYSTEM INTERLIBRARY LOAN

The Thomas Crane Public Library is an Interlibrary Loan Processing Center for the Massachusetts Library System (MLS), providing mediated interlibrary loan borrowing service to MLS member libraries.

If you are an individual, not a library, and live in a Massachusetts community, please contact your local library to submit an interlibrary loan request.

Please log in:
Your library's ID number:
Your PIN:


Request Loans from Quincy ILL
MLS member libraries may submit ILL requests for books, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, videos and other returnable items, as well as photocopies of pages from books and other monographs, to the Quincy ILL Center.

If you do not know your ID number and password, or if you experience any difficulty logging in, please e-mail the Quincy ILL Center or call the Center at 877-531-4875 or 617-376-1319.

A Guide to Interlibrary Loan Services (.pdf document)

Request Journal Articles
MLS member libraries may submit requests for photocopies of newspaper or journal articles to either the Quincy ILL Center or Boston Public Library.

To request photocopies from Quincy, simply log in to the web form and provide as much information as possible in the Notes field (journal title, journal article, journal author, volume, issue, date, page numbers, etc.).

To request photocopies from BPL, use the ILLiad electronic request system. Libraries may also use ILLiad to request photocopies of obituaries from Massachusetts newspapers (both name and death date of deceased must be provided), direct loans from the BPL collection, and deposit collections of large print or foreign language materials.

BPL ILLiad Request Form (user ID and password required)

Statewide Journal Article Document Delivery Service

Frequently Asked Questions About ILLiad

Statistics
Regional ILL statistics for MLS members are posted here quarterly.

Returnables, July 2009-June 2010
Non-Returnables, July 2009-June 2010
Cancelled Requests, July 2009-June 2010

Returnables, April-June 2010
Non-Returnables, April-June 2010
Cancelled Requests, April-June 2010

Returnables, January-March 2010
Non-Returnables, January-March 2010
Cancelled Requests, January-March 2010

Returnables, October-December 2009
Non-Returnables, October-December 2009
Cancelled Requests, October-December 2009

Returnables, July-September 2009
Non-Returnables, July-September 2009
Cancelled Requests, July-September 2009

More Information
Please call or e-mail the Quincy ILL Center if you have any questions about MLS interlibrary loan service or interlibrary loan in general:

Jim Jaquette, ILL Librarian
Interlibrary Loan Dept.
Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington Street
Quincy, Mass. 02169

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30
Main Library Phone: 800-559-7336
ILL Center Phone: 617-376-1319
Fax: 617-376-1311
E-Mail: quill@ocln.org



Last Modified: July 21, 2010
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