Interlibrary loan

Institutional users

You can ask for books not in the Padua libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Service.

The service is available to undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, teachers of the University libraries and technical staff of the University, and also to external users with a University of Padua library card.

Before placing a request, applicants should verify that the item is not available in the University of Padua libraries or other Padua libraries by checking GalileoDiscovery.

Charges

Applicants are charged 6.50 € for each request on the item's arrival if the book was tracked in Italy, and 13.50 € if it comes from abroad. If you are an external user with a University of Padua library card, an additional charge of 3.00 € per request applies.

Requests sent to the British Library Document Supply Service and non-European countries are exempt from fixed charges. The applicants will be apprised of the charges in advance.

Internal users may submit requests by filling out the online request form (ITA). Guest users with library cards must go to the Library of Statistics Sciences desk and complete a paper form.

The length of the loan and the possibility of making photocopies are determined by the lending library.

UCPI does not supply photocopies of articles and parts of books, as each University library already provides this service.

External libraries

The central service lends materials owned by the University libraries to Italian and foreign libraries for study and research purposes only. Requests may be sent to the UCPI or directly to the University libraries; the books will be collected and shipped by the Central ILL Office. Items must be sent back to the UCPI within the expiry date by certified post.

Charges

The current charge is 6.00 € for loans within Italy and 2 to 4 IFLA vouchers for loans outside Italy but within the European Community, depending on the weight of the book. Shipping overseas may be more expensive, and the libraries will be informed in advance of any additional charges that may apply, such as for heavy parcels or customs expenses.