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interlibrary loan

interlibrary loan noun: a loan of an item (such as a book, article, or sound recording) between two library systems or similar institutions.

Noun

interlibrary loan (plural interlibrary loans)

  1. (library science) A loan of an item (such as a book, article, or sound recording) between two library systems or similar institutions.
    • Only one university in the country had the book they needed but they were able to get it sent to their local library via interlibrary loan.
    • The Summon discovery service, as implemented at Penn State, prioritizes retrieval of online and locally owned material; therefore, it was not unexpected to observe a reduction in interlibrary loan borrowing requests by undergraduates.2016, Linda R. Musser, Barbara M. Coopey, “Impact of a Discovery System on Interlibrary Loan”, in College & Research Libraries, volume 77, number 5, →DOI, page 651
    Synonyms:
    interloan, ILL

interlibrary loan meaning in Indonesian

interlibrary loan in Indonesian

loan of an item between two library systems
peminjaman antar perpustakaan

Synonyms of interlibrary loan

Forms of interlibrary loan

pluralinterlibrary loans

Questions about interlibrary loan

What does interlibrary loan mean?
Interlibrary loan means a loan of an item (such as a book, article, or sound recording) between two library systems or similar institutions.
What is interlibrary loan in Indonesian?
Interlibrary loan in Indonesian is peminjaman antar perpustakaan. See Interlibrary loan meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is interlibrary loan?
Interlibrary loan is a noun.
What is the plural of interlibrary loan?
The plural of interlibrary loan is interlibrary loans.

Words near interlibrary loan in the dictionary

  1. interlexemic
  2. interlexical
  3. interlexically
  4. interliaison
  5. interlibrary
  6. interlibrary loan
  7. interlibrary loans
  8. interlick
  9. interlie
  10. interlies
  11. interligamentary

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