Information for other libraries
We welcome Document Supply / Interlibrary Loan requests from other libraries in the UK and abroad. We accept requests by mail, email, WCRS, Ariel, fax and UNITY-UK. When making requests by email, please include your request number in the subject line. All incoming requests are dealt with by our staff in the Main Library's Document Supply / Inter-Library Loan office.
Contact details are as follows:
Postal requests should be sent to:
The Main Library,
Document Supply / Inter-Library Loan,
The John Rylands University Library,
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PP
- Telephone: +44(0)161 306 1533 (am) or +44 (0) 161 275 3741 (pm)
- Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7207
- Ariel IP: 130.22.3.228
All email requests should be sent to: jrul.mdoc@manchester.ac.uk
Within the UK
Within the Libraries North West Interlending Partnership (NWLIP):
We supply book loans under the terms of the NWLIP agreement which states that both sets of transport costs are met by the borrowing library.
Please indicate on your request that you are a member of NWLIP and include your BLDSC Billing Account number. If you do not do this we may charge full rates.
If you are requesting a photocopy, we will charge at the current standard BL rate.
Thesis loans are charged at twice the current BL loan rate. This is because each thesis is unique and requires special handling.
Within other areas of the UK and The Republic of Ireland:
We supply loans and photocopies of articles on request, provided that you quote a reference number and your BLDSC Billing Account number.
We charge at the current standard BL rate. Thesis loans are charged at twice the current BL loan rate.
Libraries who use WCRS are welcome to make loan and photocopy requests. Satisfied requests will be charged at the current (intra-continental) Shares rate.
Requests from libraries which are not members of NWLIP and do not have a BLDSC Billing Account number may still be accepted. Please contact DS / ILL for further details.
Outside the UK
If you use WCRS, we accept loan and copy requests. Satisfied requests will be charged at the current (Inter-continental) Shares rate (IFM preferred).
If you use IFLA Payment Vouchers, you can make requests directly to us, enclosing one full payment voucher per loan or photocopy request. If you use the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) you can send your request to them and they will liaise with us in order to supply the item(s) requested.