Interlibrary Loan Fees

NOTE: These are the fees that UCSD charges borrowing institutions. Fees are not generally charged to UCSD patrons using ILL services. See the ILL FAQ page for more details.

Invoices are sent out monthly. Please do not pre-pay.

Fees listed below are effective as of January 10, 2001.

Loan Fees

No charge Per filled request for University of California libraries, SDSU, Cal State San Marcos, USD, California public libraries, and others with special agreements with UCSD.
$11.00 Per filled request for medical libraries when supplied by the Biomedical Library or the Medical Center Library.
$11.00 Per filled request for all California libraries who use OCLC IFM or non-OCLC (up to four volumes or four reels of microfilm per request). Add $5.00 per filled OCLC non-IFM request.
$20.00 Per filled request for libraries in the USA, Canada, or Mexico who use OCLC IFM or non-OCLC (up to four volumes or four reels of microfilm per request). Add $5.00 per filled OCLC non-IFM request.
$40.00 Per filled request for libraries outside USA, Canada, or Mexico (up to four volumes or four reels of microfilm per request). Add $5.00 per filled OCLC non-IFM request.

Copy Fees

Paper-to-Paper

No charge Per filled request for University of California libraries, SDSU, Cal State San Marcos, USD, and others with special agreements with UCSD.
$11.00 Per filled request for medical libraries when supplied by the Biomedical Library or the Medical Center Library. An additional charge of $0.15 per exposure over the first 50 exposures.
$11.00 Per filled request for academic, public, government, and non-profit libraries in the USA, Canada, and Mexico who use OCLC IFM or non-OCLC. An additional charge of $0.15 per exposure over the first 50 exposures. Add $5.00 for a filled OCLC non-IFM request.
$20.00 Per filled request for academic public, government, and non-profit libraries outside the USA, Canada or Mexico. An additional charge of $0.15 per exposure over the first 50 exposures. Add $5.00 for a filled OCLC non-IFM request.

Microform-to-Paper

$11.00 Per filled request for all libraries and individuals in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. An additional charge of $0.30 per exposure over the first 15 exposures. Add $5.00 for a filled OCLC non-IFM request.
$20.00 Per filled request for all libraries and individuals outside the USA, Canada, and Mexico. An additional charge of $0.30 per exposure over the first 15 exposures. Add $5.00 for a filled OCLC non-IFM request.

Additional Charges

$3.00 FAX surcharge in addition to the copy charges for all libraries and individuals in the USA and Canada.
Cost of FAX FAX surcharge in addition to the copy charges for all libraries and individuals outside the USA.
$10.00 RUSH surcharge in addition to the copy charges (within 24 hours).

For Institutions