Reeves Library

Moravian College & Moravian Theological Seminary

InterLibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan is a means of getting a book or journal article to which Reeves does not have access. Items normally arrive in under a week. Just enter your information into the online form, and we'll let you know when it gets here!

Interlibrary Loan Policy for Articles: After verifying through the Journal Locator or Check Reeves Button Icon button that we do not have an article, fill out the Article Order Form

  • Articles from periodicals not owned by Reeves Library are often available through other libraries via the Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL). Photocopies of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles may be obtained.
  • Only college and seminary students, faculty and staff may use Reeves Library’s ILL service. Spouses or other family members of students, faculty and staff and Outside Borrowers may not use it. They must use their local public libraries’ ILL service.
  • Before submitting a request, please click on the “Locate Journals in Reeves Library” button on the library’s webpage to see if Reeves Library owns the publication in paper or has electronic access to it.
  • ILL request forms are available in paper form at Reeves Library or electronic forms can be accessed and submitted from the Reeves Library web page (above link). There are two forms -- one for books and one for photocopies of periodical articles.
  • Please note: copying and pasting text into the electronic form may cause problems with the submission of the form if the text is in italics or includes diacritics such as umlauts. Please retype the information if submission fails.
  • Most items arrive within one to two weeks. If obtained locally, it may take 3-5 days. The requester will be informed by phone, e-mail, campus mail or US mail when the materials arrive. All items can be picked up at the Circulation Desk. If you have any questions, call the ILL office at (610) 861-1545 or 1305 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.
  • Photocopies of articles will usually cost 10 cents per page but can be as much as $5.00 per article. All photocopies must be paid for when picked up. The cost of materials not picked up by the student will be charged to his/her student account at the end of the semester. Faculty and staff do not pay for ILL.
Request a book from another library: the best place to try is EZBorrow. If you cannot find a title in EZBorrow, you should fill out the Book Order Form.

  • Books not owned by Reeves Library are often available through other libraries via the Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL). Dissertations are generally not available. Textbooks will not be borrowed.
  • Only college and seminary students, faculty and staff may use Reeves Library’s ILL service. Spouses or other family members of students, faculty and staff and Outside Borrowers may not use it. They must use their local public libraries’ ILL service.
  • Before submitting a request, please check the catalog to see if Reeves Library owns the book.
  • ILL request forms are available in paper form at Reeves Library or electronic forms can be accessed and submitted from the Reeves Library web page (above link). There are two forms -- one for books and one for photocopies of periodical articles.
  • Please note: copying and pasting text into the electronic form may cause problems with the submission of the form if the text is in italics or includes diacritics such as umlauts. Please retype the information if submission fails.
  • Most books arrive within one to two weeks. If obtained locally, it may take 3-5 days. The requester will be informed by phone, e-mail, campus mail or US mail when the books arrive. All books can be picked up at the Circulation Desk. If you have any questions, call the ILL office at (610) 861-1545 or 1305 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.
  • Books can usually be borrowed free of charge. The loan period is usually 3-4 weeks depending on the lending library's policy. Often books can be renewed once.
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS: 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 by 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 other than private study, scholarship, or research." If the 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 the copyright law.