ILL MeLCat and Document Delivery: For Partner Libraries

Quick Facts

Contact information

• Thomas Zantow, Head of Access Services 989.964.4238  tzantow@svsu.edu 
• Cynthia Holmes-Benner, Circulation Assistant, 989.964.4240 cbenner@svsu.edu

OCLC symbol = EZS
MeLCat code = za010

Affiliations

• OCLC
• MLC (Michigan Library Consortium) 
• LVIS (Libraries Very Interested in Sharing)
• MeL Delivery and MeLCat

Office Hours
Typically 8-4:30 Eastern or contact the Library Circulation Desk (989.964.4240)

Mail address
Melvin J. Zahnow Library - ILL Dept.
Saginaw Valley State University
7400 Bay Road
University Center, MI  48710

Borrow from EZS

• Borrowing Request  Formats
  • Prefer OCLC  
  • NOTE: we support MeLCat Visiting Patrons
• Reduced Services
  • Mid-December to Mid-January
• RUSH requests
  • Currently we do not charge for ILL requests, RUSH included.
  • It is *strongly* recommended to call us first for RUSH requests
• Charges
  • Currently we do not charge for ILL requests, RUSH included.
• Non-Circulating Collections
  • Books: Archives, E-books, New Books, Reference
  • Journals: most E-journals (NOTE: we copy articles but do not lend issues of any journals)
  • Media: we do not loan AV materials at this time
  • Microfilm: Archives and unclassed materials
• Loan Period
  • 4 weeks, 1 renewal permitted
  • The Borrowing Library assumes full financial responsibility in compliance with Section 4.9 of The Interlibrary Loan Code of the United States

Lend to EZS

• Billing 
  • Prefer OCLC IFM
  • NOTE: We are an LVIS library and do not charge for loans: please reciprocate!
• Article Exchange and Email
  • Email documents: tzantow@svsu.edu or SVSU_Library@svsu.edu
  • Please let us know if you have problems delivering materials to us
  • We participate in RIDES Delivery five days a week