Lending to Other Institutions

We make our physical materials available to academic, public, government, nonprofit, corporate, and law firm libraries. To borrow from the Law Library (EMI/MIUL), please contact them directly.

We accept requests through OCLC, DOCLINE, Rapid, UBorrow, MeLCat, and through our website.

  • Odyssey: 141.211.28.124
  • OCLC Symbol:  EYM
  • DOCLINE Symbol: MIUMIC
  • MeLCat Symbol: ZA511

To place requests through our website, please email us at ill-lending@umich.edu.

Fees and services

GroupLoansCopies under 50 pages
Michigan institutions$9$9
IFM (OCLC)$20$15
Non-IFM (Invoice)$25$20
DOCLINE$11$11
International loans*$50 or 4.5 IFLGA, shipping included1.5 IFLA

*Canadian institutions are charged U.S. rates.

Additional fees

  • Copies of more than 50 pages of a physical item: $0.25 per page 
  • Microform surcharge: $1.00 per impression

Payment by invoice

Invoices are issued the month after the request has been filled. 

We accept payment by credit card, institutional check, and money order. Checks should be in U.S. dollars and made out to the “University of Michigan.”