Interlending
National and international interlending services to libraries
National Interlending Services
National requests refer to all requests, either online or paper, that are received by the National Library’s Interlending Department from SAIS (Southern African Interlending Scheme) members for material held in the National Library’s own collections.
Requests may be sent:
* Online (if you are not subscribing to Sabinet databases such as SACat and ReQuest)
* By mail: National Library of South Africa, Pretoria Campus
Interlending & Sais Department
P. O. Box 397
Pretoria
0001
* By fax: 012-325 5702
* By e-mail: Docdel@nlsa.ac.za
* ReQuest system if the SAIS member is also a member and subscriber to this product.
Holdings for items should be checked by the requesting library before sending in the request. Our holdings can be found on the National Library catalogue and Sacat.
Our standard processing time is two days. Items held in our Cape Town Campus of off site in Pretoria West may take longer than the standard time.
International Interlending service
The International Interlending service sources material for Southern
African clients, and supplies many International requesting libraries
with material from our collection, or from other local libraries.
* Online (if you are not subscribing to Sabinet
databases such as SACat and ReQuest)
* By mail: National Library of
South Africa, Pretoria Campus
Interlending & Sais
Department
P. O. Box 397
Pretoria
0001
* By
fax: 012-325
5702
* By e-mail: Docdel@nlsa.ac.za
* ReQuest system if the SAIS member is also a member
and subscriber to this product, directing requests to SLIB
Tariffs
Tariffs are revised from time to time in consultation with
participating libraries and based on cost-recovery principles to ensure
equitable access for all. Click here to see the list.