noun
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a system by which libraries borrow publications from other libraries
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an instance of such borrowing
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a publication so borrowed
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Etymology
Origin of interlibrary loan
Example Sentences
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I discovered that the librarians could, through the wonder of the interlibrary loan, get me books they did not have, and that they would.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2018
I ordered a copy of the book via interlibrary loan recently and realized that I should have read it sooner.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2018
To do that, biologists often request specimens through a kind of interlibrary loan.
From Science Magazine ● May 11, 2017
Think of a virtual, turbo-charged interlibrary loan system.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2015
Explain that some materials may not be available on interlibrary loan, that requests may take time to fill, that renewals may not always be granted.
From LILRC Interlibrary Loan Manual: January, 1976 by Long Island Library Resources Council (N.Y.)
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