Visiting the Library | Library Services | Inter-Library Loan | Reading Room Event Booking Interlibrary Loan facilitates the lending and borrowing of library collections between museums, universities and research facilities worldwide. Basic Information OCLC Symbol: IBT Contact: ill@fieldmuseum.org Phone: 312.665-7886 Fax: 312.665-7893 Borrowing ILL borrowing privileges are reserved for Museum staff and associates to provide content from resources not held by the Library. Lending Content is provided free of charge to most Illinois academic, research and state libraries. Loans are for in-library use only and may not be checked out to the patron. Loans are sent via FedEx. Copies are scanned and sent via Ariel or Email. The following materials will not be loaned: Rare Books, Reference, Archive collections and any materials considered too fragile. When possible, we encourage researchers to visit the library’s reading room in order to view materials rather than requesting loans via their local libraries. Schedule of Fees Loan Copy Inside Illinois No Charge No Charge Outside Illinois $20 $20 for the first 10 pages and $.25 for every page over 10 International $20 + cost of shipping $20 for the first 10 pages and $.25 for every page over 10