This is the interlibrary loan policy for Post-Secondary and Public Illume ILL participants and partner libraries only. If you are an active University Canada West student or employee and want to borrow materials from other libraries, please visit the Interlibrary Loan Services page on the MyUCW Student Portal page for details.
Contact Information
| Post-secondary Library/ Organisation Name: | University Canada West |
| Illume (SHAREit) Library code: | BUCW |
| Canadian Library Symbol (LAC) code: | BVAUCW |
| Shipping address: | Library University Canada West 1461 Granville Street Vancouver, BC, V6Z 0E5, Canada |
| ILL contact telephone: | +1 (778) 653-0963 |
| ILL contact email: | [email protected] |
General Information
| Library Catalogue URL: | bvaucw.bc.catalogue.libraries.coop/eg/opac |
| ILL software: | SHAREit |
| Consortia memberships: | British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BCELN) |
Loan Information
| Returnable Loans: | Books: 4 weeks |
| Renewals: | 1 renewal (extend for 2 weeks only) |
| Non-returnable Copies: | Electronic copies, scanned book chapters and scanned magazine articles.
Delivered via SHAREit or email |
| Media Loans: | Not applicable |
| Not for Loan: | Course reserves Library equipment Reference books Newspapers Magazines |
| Shipping/Delivery: | Books are shipped within B.C. only. Electronic copies are delivered by SHAREit or by email. |
Charges/Fees
| Non-returnable Copy charges (outside of Illume): | No charges |
| Replacement charges: | Cost of item plus $10 processing charge |
| Late fees: | No charges |
| Invoice payments: | Invoice to follow. Email [email protected] for more information. Invoices for ILL charges are issued by the UCW Financial Services, and are emailed to the libraries UCW accepts PayPal or cheque as forms of payment. |
