Interlibrary Loan & Reciprocal Borrowing
Borrowing From Other Libraries
Champlain faculty members and students may borrow books from the circulating collection of University of Vermont’s Howe Library. This reciprocal borrowing agreement applies to all students and employees of Champlain College. Champlain College Online students and remote employees will need to obtain a physical Champlain College ID card before their visit to Howe Library.
The agreement allows up to ten books to be borrowed at one time, with a circulation period of 28 days. The agreement covers volumes in the library’s main collection and the Library Annex, but it does not include reference books, Special Collections, Dana Medical Library, or other specialized resources. Please note that if you borrow books from the University of Vermont (UVM) under this agreement, you will be subject to UVM circulation policies, including overdue fines and replacement fees. Also, please be aware that books you borrow from UVM are for your personal use; they cannot be placed on course reserve at Champlain.
Champlain faculty members and students may borrow books from the circulating collection of St. Michael’s College’s (SMC) Durick Library. This reciprocal borrowing agreement applies to all students and employees of Champlain College. Champlain College Online students and remote employees will need to obtain a physical Champlain College ID card before their visit to the Durick Library.
The agreement allows up to ten books to be borrowed at one time, with a circulation period of 28 days. The agreement covers volumes in the library’s main collection, but it does not include reference books, Special Collections, or other specialized resources. Please note that if you borrow books from St. Michael’s College (SMC) under this agreement, you will be subject to SMC circulation policies, including overdue fines and replacement fees. Also, please be aware that books you borrow from SMC are for your personal use; they cannot be placed on course reserve at Champlain.
Champlain College faculty and staff can borrow books from almost all other academic libraries in Vermont using a special Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries (VCAL) card obtainable from the Champlain Library.
Please note that when you borrow books from VCAL institutions under this agreement, you will be subject to the policies of the lending institution, including overdue fines and replacement fees. Also, please be aware that books you borrow are for your personal use; they cannot be placed on course reserve at Champlain.
To obtain a VCAL card, contact Sarah Camille Wilson, Head of Library Operations, at (802) 651-5935 or swilson@champlain.edu, or simply stop by Miller Information Commons to fill out an application form and pick up a VCAL card.
To borrow books from a VCAL college, please be sure to take your VCAL card as well as a valid photo ID when you go to their library.
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Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan is a service through which the library obtains books and articles from a variety of other partner libraries around the region and beyond. To place a request for an item not already in our collection, please fill out the form linked below as completely as possible so we can get you the correct item. You may request up to 5 items per day. Please allow 1 to 7 days processing time for articles and one to two weeks delivery time for books. You will be contacted once your item(s) arrives. All physical items must be picked up at the Champlain College library. They will not be mailed to you. This service is available to Champlain College employees and students.
Please note, interlibrary loan materials cannot be placed on digital course reserve. In this event, the library will work with the faculty member making the request, to either purchase the material, if possible, or identify an alternative text.