Institutions Requesting Interlibrary Loans
Policy
Watson Library Interlibrary Services participates as a lender in OCLC's WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Please check the OCLC Policies Directory (symbol MZA) for further information about our lending policies. We primarily lend and provide scans to libraries within the RLG SHARES consortium.
As a last resort, we may send books or scans to other non-SHARES and non-OCLC libraries and institutions on a case-by-case basis. Please note, however, that items listed as belonging to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Worldcat may not necessarily be held in Watson Library, and therefore may be ineligible for lending or scanning. Before submitting an ILL request, please check Watsonline, our online catalog, to confirm that the item you need is held in Watson Library and is not checked out or otherwise unavailable for use.
For non-SHARES libraries, charges are as follows:
- $25 for loans within the United States
- $25 or 2.5 IFLA vouchers for article/chapter requests up to 50 pages (domestic and international)
- $35 or 3.5 IFLA vouchers for international loans
- Note: Fees may be waived for art libraries and other museums in exchange for reciprocal interlibrary borrowing/copying privileges.
Acceptable forms of payment are: OCLC ILL Fee Management (IFM) or IFLA voucher.
Please submit ILL requests via OCLC's WorldShare ILL. To avoid automatic deflection, make sure we are the last/only lender in the string. If you do not participate in OCLC WorldShare ILL, you may email your request to interlibrary.services@metmuseum.org. Provide as much information as possible about the item you need (including our call number and location), as well as your acceptance of our above-stated fees. We will normally respond to your request within 10 working days.