Who Can Borrow from UBC?
- Any library, company, or organization can request material from UBC Library.
- Individuals who wish to borrow a book, government publication, thesis or dissertation must place an Interlibrary Loan request through their local library.
What Material Do We Lend?
| Material | Loan Policy |
| Books | Will lend except for Reference, rare books, high demand or course reserve books Loan period – 2 weeks. No renewals. |
| Periodicals | Requests are filled with photocopies of articles. We will not lend most journals. May lend if article exceeds 50 pages, subject to our discretion. |
| Newspapers | Will lend microfilm. Some exceptions. |
| Government Publications | Will lend. Some exceptions. |
| Microforms | Will lend microfilm, microprint,microcard. Fiche copy service available. |
| Masters Theses | Available in digital format – https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses |
| Doctoral Dissertations | Available in digital format – https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses |
What Does It Cost?
UBC Library charges the following fees except for libraries belonging to the following consortial agreements:
- Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
- HLBC
- InterLINK
- DOCLINE Agreement
| Requestor | Material | Delivery Method | Fee |
| ELN, COPPUL, OCUL, CAUL libraries | Book | $0.00 | |
| Article | Electronic delivery, Mail | $0.00 | |
| Canadian Non-Profit (libraries, museums, archives, hospitals and other non-profit institutions) |
Book | $12.00 | |
| Article | Electronic delivery, Mail | $12.00 | |
| Canadian For-Profit | Book | $20.00 | |
| Article | Electronic delivery, Mail | $20.00 | |
| US – OCLC | Book | $20.00 | |
| Article | Electronic delivery, Mail | $20.00 | |
| Overseas | Book | Courier | $40.00 |
| Article | Electronic deliveryl, Courier | $20.00 |
| Surcharges (apply to all of the above) |
Courier | arranged by UBC | $20.00 |
| Rush | within 3 hours | $20.00 |
Billing and Payment Information
- Invoices are sent on a quarterly basis except for invoices with other add charges. These are sent with the item.In some cases, prepayment may be required.
- The Library accepts OCLC IFM, cash, cheques, money orders, ETF, or credit cards (Visa or Mastercard) as payment.
- International libraries can also use IFLA vouchers.
How Can You Contact UBC ILL?
Koerner Library Interlibrary Loan
| Address (Mail and Courier) University of British Columbia Library Interlibrary Loan1958 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z2 |
Telephone (Borrowing): | 604-822-6596 |
| Telephone (Lending): | 604-822-6596 | |
| Fax: | 604-822-6465 | |
| Email: | ill.lend@ubc.ca | |
| LAC/Shareit Code |
BVAU | |
| OCLC Code: | UBC | |
| DOCLINE Code: | BCCUBC | |
| NUC Code: | CaBVAU | |
| WHO Code: | UBC |
Law Library Interlibrary Loan
| Address: University of British Columbia Law Library 1822 East Mall Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z1 |
Telephone: | 604-822-6432 |
| Fax: | 604-822-6864 | |
| Email: | law.ill@ubc.ca | |
| NLC Code: | BVAU |
Okanagan Library Interibrary Loan
| Address: University of British Columbia Okanagan Library Interlibrary Loan 3333 University Way Kelowna B.C. Canada V1V 1V7 |
Telephone (Borrowing): | 250-807-8744 |
| Telephone (Lending): | 250-807-9115 | |
| Fax: | 250-807-9155 | |
| Email: | ill.ok@ubc.ca | |
| NLC Code: | BKU |