What is interlibrary lending?
The resources of the library network through interlibrary lending at your service
- Interlibrary lending is cooperation between libraries.
- Metla Library provides for the Metla personnel with information material that is not held locally, by ordering loans and photocopies from other libraries.
- Correspondingly, interlibrary loans and photocopies from our own collections are sent to other libraries.
- Material from Metla publications is usually available for interlibrary lending.
- Journal articles are normally supplied as photocopies.
- Special publications eg. theses and non-circulating books and journals may be obtained for reading room use.
- Practices vary among libraries, and the terms of the supplying library shall be observed.
- Interlending and document supply service can be liable to fees, according to the given service.
Please, send your Interlibrary loan/photocopy requests to Metla Library
preferrably by using e-mail to kaukopalvelu @ metla.fi
- The request should be clear and contain full information of the publication required.
- Please, assign a deadline after which the material is no more needed.
- Information of the requesting client (person or, e.g., the institution or project code) should be included in every request.
In favourable conditions, the requested item should be obtainable in a couple of weeks. However, it is recommended to make the requests in good time as delays cannot always be anticipated.
Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla
Information Service / Interlibrary Loans
PO BOX 18,
FI-01301 VANTAA
FINLAND
Telefax: +358 10 211 2201
- interlibrary loan orders, incoming loans, internal invoicing
- loans and copies to other libraries, invoicing
Head of Information Service: Arja Hyvärinen
