CDLC libraries agree to the free exchange of library materials, including, when necessary, gratis photocopies. To support this interlibrary loan activity, the Council maintains a Union Catalog (Capital District Library Access Catalog or CaDiLaC) which includes monographs, and the Union List of Serials. CDLC also coordinates the Direct Access Program (DAP) and participates in OCLC WorldShare ILL, DOCLINE, and NYSILL.
Interlibrary loan requests come to the Council via the CDLC eForm. Requests are searched against CaDiLaC for area locations. The results of these searches are then relayed to the requestor, usually by email. For requests with no area locations, CDLC will refer a request via OCLC WorldShare ILL subsystem or DOCLINE.
CDLC also acts as a NYSILL site for its member libraries. This enables CDLC libraries to access the New York State Library to request monographs, journal articles, ERIC documents, U.S. Patents, NTIS reports, and government documents.
New to filling patron interlibrary loan requests? Do you have questions about how it all works? Contact Meghan Wakeman to schedule an orientation to review CDLC's resource sharing services. This meeting can be either virtual or in-person.
CDLC ILL eForm- use this form to send requests to libraries within the CDLC region
ILLiad Request- for use by CDLC libraries to request from CDLC libraries who use ILLiad
Q: How are ILLiad request different from CDLC's eForm?
A: Some CDLC members use a system called ILLiad to help process Interlibrary loan requests. By sending an ILLiad request you are logging into an individual members ILLiad system and submitting a request.
Q: What is the advantage of sending a request via ILLiad?
A: First off, the turnaround time for ILLiad can be a faster than sending a request via CDLC's eForm. This is due to the fact that someone at the lending institution must manually input all the information from CDLC's eForm into ILLiad. Secondly, you have the ability to log back in and check on the status of your request as well as receive email updates and even renew the item. Lastly, not all CDLC members who use ILLiad will accept CDLC's eForm.
Q: Which CDLC members use ILLiad and how do I submit a request?
A: Below is a list of Institution's who use ILLiad. PLEASE NOTE how each institution accepts requests, you may find that using CDLC's eForm may be more ideal.
Each link is site specific to that institutions ILLiad web interface and should only be used to request items from that library. This is not a public request interface and can be used ONLY by the Interlibrary Loan departments of registered CDLC libraries.
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan is a service offered by OCLC that gives users the ability to borrow and lend from a large network of more than 9000 libraries in 49 countries. A number of CDLC’s members participate in this service. You can find a list of these members below as well as their Institutional symbol.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a CDLC member that does not participate in WorldShare Interlibrary Loan and are having trouble finding a resource within CDLC’s network, CDLC is happy to assist in borrowing the item. Please send an ILL eForm request to CDLC.
DOCLINE Interlibrary Loan is the National Library of Medicine's automated interlibrary loan (ILL) request routing and referral system. DOCLINE serves over 3,000 U.S., Canadian, and Mexican medical libraries. A number of CDLC’s institutions are members of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and participate in this service. You can find a list of these members below as well as their Institutional symbol.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a CDLC member that does not participate in DOCLINE and are having trouble finding a resource within CDLC’s network, CDLC is happy to assist in borrowing the item. Please send an ILL eForm request to CDLC.
You are Sending an ILL eForm
You are Filling an ILL eForm
A number of tools that were developed by the ALA. Some of these tools include the Public Domain slider, the Section 108 Spinner, the Fair Use Evaluator, and the Exceptions for Instructors eTool. These tools are all available online via ALA.
The official word as it exists in its legal format. The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) states that: "During one calendar year, no more than five copies may be received from any one work whose publication date is within five years of the date of the patron's request."
A service provided by the American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy.
A commercial site, Copyright Clearance Center will, for a fee, file batch permission statements for you. Fees are negotiable depending on volume.
From the University of Texas at Austin, this easy-to-understand “class” covers fair use, multimedia, the digital library, copyright management, and licensing resources.
A quick reference table on copyright put out by Cornell University Library
An organization that provides free, easy-to-use copyright licenses to make a simple and standardized way to give the public permission to share and use creative work.
A Checklist created by Cornell to help determine if 'Fare Use' is applicable
A white paper by the Copyright Clearance Center reviewing best practices for interlibrary loan.
The Library of Congress provides LOCIS to enable interested parties to search copyright records. There are three different databases to choose from and two methods to connect.
