Reciprocal Borrowing (LALINC Cards)
- Reciprocal borrowing is an alternative to interlibrary loan.
- LSUA Library is a member of the Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium [LALINC].
- Our reciprocal borrowing agreement includes most academic libraries in Louisiana.
- This agreement allows faculty (and in some cases students) to borrow books directly from the other libraries. See participating libraries.
To take advantage of this agreement:
- Contact Esther Blood at the LSUA Library Circulation Desk (ext. 6441) to arrange for a LALINC card.
- After you contact Esther, pick up your LALINC card at the LSUA Library Circulation Desk.
At the library you wish to borrow from:
- Present your LALINC card and your LSUA ID card. LSU in Baton Rouge also requires a valid credit card as security against loss of or damage to borrowed items.
- You must follow the rules of the lending library.
- The rules for undergraduate students apply to LALINC borrowers.
- The loan period is relatively brief.
- Fines are assessed for overdue books.
- You are personally responsible for returning the books to the lending library.
- You are personally responsible for overdue fines and for the replacement cost assessed by the library if the book is damaged or not returned.
- LALINC cards are valid for one year after date of issue.
The LALINC Card/Reciprocity Borrowing Agreement is a privilege that can be withdrawn from uncooperative patrons as well as uncooperative libraries. The intent of the agreement is to facilitate patrons borrowing from institutional libraries other than just their home institutions.
8/9/2005