Library Services for Distance Students
Who is eligible?
Who is not eligible?
- Alumni and members are not eligible for mailing services.
Services provided
Access to a Librarian
- Research assistance is available from the Public Services Librarian, Enter a request in LibAnswers or Email: reference@tyndale.ca
Books
- Delivery of books and other circulating materials from both the J. William Horsey Library collection.
- Library books will be mailed to the patron via Canada Post. Postage for books and return postage will be paid for by the Library for patrons in Canada. Patrons in the United States will pay their own return postage.
- Maximum of 5 books per subject, and a total of 25 items may be signed out at any given time.
- Loan period will be for 3 weeks
- Materials may be renewed twice as long as they have not been requested by another borrower.
- Course texts and materials on the reserve shelf are not available under this arrangement.
Articles
- Journal or magazine articles from the Library’s print Collection may be requested.
- Articles found online through the various online databases to which the Library subscribes to will not be supplied.
Inter-library Loan Requests
- Request books and articles that are not a part of the Tyndale Libraries’ Collection by using the Inter-Library Loan Online Request Form.
- Distance Education Students should expect to wait at least three weeks for Inter-Library Loans to arrive.
Fees
- There will be a charge of $5.00 per book requested.
- There is a $2.00 charge for each article obtained through interlibrary loan service.
- An invoice will be included with shipment of materials, payment is required to be paid with the return of materials.
Borrowing Regulations
- Library materials may be borrowed for three weeks.
- Loan period for some materials may be shorter.
- The due date for all materials shipped is printed on a due date slip.
- Materials may be renewed twice if there is no outstanding holds on the item.
- Materials will not be sent to any student with outstanding charges on their library account.
- Overdue notices are sent to your email account. The status of loans are reflected in each patron’s borrower's account in WorldCat, and should be checked regularly.
