The inter-library loan service allows the Courtauld Book Library to borrow material from other libraries in the UK and abroad. In return, we loan material to other libraries.

 

Please send enquiries to:

 

interloans@courtauld.ac.uk

 

information for courtauld students & staff

 

For books:

 

The inter-library loan (ILL) service is provided free to Courtauld students and staff though please bear in mind that it is at a cost to the Book Library.

 

Material available elsewhere in London is not borrowed on ILL and should be consulted at the holding library. Before making an ILL request, please check the following catalogues fisrt to see if the item you need is held in another London library:

 

 

To apply for an ILL, please fill out a request form, available from the Issue Desk. Please include as much information as possible. Where possible, give a reference source, and a photocopy of that source, especially for material from outside the UK. Consider also how soon you will need the item. UK loans usually take a week at least while loans from abroad can take as long as 3-4 months.

 

Inter-library loans may only be used within the Book Library.

 

For theses:

 

Please note that the British Library has now launched EThOS - Beta (Electronic Theses Online Service). Registration is free and open to individual researchers only. Many UK theses are available for download on Ethos free of charge. The same copyright restrictions apply to unpublished theses as before.

 

The Courtauld Book Library may be able to borrow on inter-library loan unpublished UK theses which are not available through Ethos. They are often supplied in the form of microfilm or microfiche, for which the Book Library has reading facilities.

 

US theses may also be obtained relatively easily. Some (published) US theses are available to buy, and the Book Library may choose to add a US thesis to its collection rather than obtain it on loan.

 

Searches for theses from other parts of the world may not always be successful. Please enquire at the Issue Desk, or send your request to interloans@courtauld.ac.uk, stating when you need the thesis by.

 

 

For journals:

 

Journals are not normally lent on ILL, photocopies of articles are supplied instead. Readers are sometimes allowed to keep these, for personal study only.

 

As usual, enquire at the Issue Desk , or send your request to interloans@courtauld.ac.uk, stating when you need the journal article by.

 

NB: We may, on occasion, need a tutor's support for an ILL request from students.

 

 

information for external libraries

 

The Courtauld Book Library only lends material to other UK & Republic of Ireland academic libraries outside of London, and does not accept requests from individuals. Charges are set by the British Library Document Supply Services.

 

Enquiries should be sent to interloans@courtauld.ac.uk or:

 

Inter-library Loans

Book Library
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House

Strand

London WC2R 0RN

United Kingdom

 

Overseas libraries should make their request through the British Library Document Supply Service, although we are interested in initiating exchange schemes with other international art history libraries, so you may contact us with a suggestion at the addresses above. We accept payment in IFLA vouchers.

 

 Please note that the following items are not available for ILL:

 

  • Closed Access/Special Collections
  • Reference/ 'Not for Loan'
  • Short Loan
  • Anything printed before 1900
  • Fragile items (at our discretion)
  • Oversize items
  • Whole issues of journals

 

To request a Courtauld Institute thesis please see below .

 

Courtauld MAs and PhDs

 

The Library holds copies of MA and PhD theses submitted by students of the Courtauld Institute.

 

PhD theses

 

The Courtauld Institute of Art does not publish its PhD theses, and they are not available for sale or for loan. They are for reference only, for personal study.

 

The University of London Library, which also holds a copy of Courtauld Institute of Art PhD theses, may lend copies to approved libraries within the United Kingdom, for consultation solely on the premises of those libraries. Application should be made to: The Theses Section, University of London Library, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8500

 

 

MA dissertations

 

MA dissertations are only held by the Courtauld library, they cannot be borrowed. They are available for consultation within the library by prior appointment.

 

If this is not convenient, it may be possible for a copy to be made, for personal study use only, pending the written permission of the author. This may take some time, especially in the case of older theses, as former students are often not easy to locate. If we are able to obtain permission we will invoice you for the cost of copying* before we send the copies to you.

 

* £30 for all UK customers, £45 for all international customers. 

 

NOTE: We may, on occasion, need your tutor's support for an inter-library loan request.