Our Inter-library loan (ILL) service in support of learning, teaching, and research is available to all current CT State Asnuntuck students, faculty, and staff.

Consortium Borrowing:

If you cannot find what you need in the Asnuntuck Library collection, you can find and request materials from other CSCU libraries through CT State Asnuntuck search. Make sure to choose "CSCU Library Consortium" in the drop-down menu before clicking the search button.

Nationwide inter-library loan:

We can get you materials from other libraries nationwide. Please fill out this form if you would like to request an item via inter-library loan:

Interlibrary Loan Request (Books, Articles  & Audio/Visual Materials) Online Form

Inter-library loan is a service which borrows materials from other libraries. It is available to current ACC students, faculty, and staff only. To be eligible for Inter-library Loan, patrons must be in good standing with the library and have no active blocks on their record. Community borrowers are referred to their local public library for Interlibrary Loan assistance. ACC abides by the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, Unites States Code).

Consortia Borrowing

ACC Student, Faculty and staff can directly borrow from other campus within the CSCU system.  Patrons at ACC may directly borrow from the other colleges by using the shared catalog ACC Search. See a librarian for instructions.

Borrowing rules

Due dates and renewals of Inter-library Loan items are set by the lending library, and ACC complies with their policies. Although an effort is made to get requested materials in all formats, DVDs, videos, CDs, etc. are often not available through inter-library loan. Reference books and textbooks are not available through Inter-library Loan. 

Received materials will be held for two weeks from the date of notification. They can be picked up at the Circulation Desk during the library's open hours.

In cases where the only available lender charges for inter-library loans, the patron will be asked if he or she prefers to pay the cost or cancel the request. The library assumes no responsibility for payment. Patrons are responsible for the cost of lost items and accrued fines as determined by the lending library.

The library reserves the right to set limits on how many Interlibrary Loan items may be checked out at one time. Failure to return Interlibrary Loan items in a timely manner will lead to suspension of Interlibrary Loan privileges.

Lending

ACC library lends materials to other libraries free of charge, including copies of periodical articles. Reference books, reserve items, periodicals, and archives will not be loaned.  Borrowing libraries are responsible for lost items. The library reserves the right to decline to loan materials.