Articles tagged with: Interlibrary loan

  • Brock to the world and the world to Brock, one book and pdf at a time

    Monday, July 06, 2026 | By

    In 2025 Brock Library’s Interlibrary Loan Team sent over 6,400 items from our collection to partner libraries across the province and around the world. In return, our users received 6,930 books and digital files to support their coursework, research, and teaching.

    A new exhibit in the Learning Commons highlights the global (and local) impact our dedicated staff make on a daily basis.  Among the details we’ve included, you can read what your colleagues have to say about this service, get answers to your frequently asked questions, and read the charming thank-you notes we receive from across the globe. The exhibit runs to the end of July.

    Learn more about borrowing from other libraries on the library website.

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  • How Bill C-15 could impact Brock’s interlibrary loan services

    Friday, December 12, 2025 | By

    open book icon that reads: Save Canada's Interlibrary Loans

    Bill C-15, currently before Parliament, includes changes to the Canada Post Corporation Act that would give Canada Post the ability to set postage rates rather than maintaining the Library Materials, or “Library Book Rate” that keeps interlibrary loan (ILL) shipping affordable across Canada. Without this reduced rate, national ILL could become significantly more expensive for libraries outside of our Omni partners, potentially limiting access to physical materials from across the country.  

    While this change does not affect delivery service or costs for Interlibrary Loan among our Omni partners in Ontario, it would directly impact Brock’s participation in physical ILL networks outside of Omni.  

    Brock researchers have benefited from this low-cost shipping 619 times in 2025. We in turn have used the “Library Book Rate” 167 times this year to ship physical resources from our collection to researchers across Canada. 

    You can have your say by sending a letter to your MP urging them to protect interlibrary loan and access to knowledge. Learn more and access a letter template.   

    Other useful links:

    Bill C-15 threatens Library Book Rate and free mailing of materials for people who are blind Librarianship.ca  

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  • Notice: Potential service disruption

    Monday, September 29, 2025 | By

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    As of September 25th, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (Canada Post) are on a national strike. Some of our interlibrary loan and resource sharing services, specifically physical items to and from our Canadian partners, will be affected by this strike. Please expect delays for the duration of the labour action.

    Interlibrary loans will continue as usual with our Ontario university library (Omni) partners and international lenders. Digital resource sharing in the form of articles and book chapters is unaffected, and can be used as a great alternative during this time.

    Questions about interlibrary loans services and delays can be directed to [email protected]. The Brock University Library resource sharing team is here to help with your research.

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  • Notice: potential service disruption

    Friday, November 15, 2024 | By

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    As of November 15th, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (Canada Post) are on a national strike. Some of our Interlibrary loan services, particularly physical items from our national partners, will be affected by this strike. Please expect delays for the duration of the labour action. 

    Interlibrary loans continue through many Ontario university library (OMNI) partners and international lenders. Digital lending (articles and book chapters) is unaffected.  

    Questions about our interlibrary loan service can be directed to [email protected].

     

     

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