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General Information
As a borrowing library, you are responsible for making sure the requests that are sent to
Minitex, or any lender, comply with the Copyright Law of the United States of America.
When you send a request for a copy from a journal, book, or any printed material, it
must have one of the following copyright designations stated clearly on the request form
before we may process your request:
- CCG = Complies with the Copyright Guidelines (CONTU)
- CCL = Complies with the Copyright Law
While Minitex cannot provide legal advice on copyright, the links provided below should help
you to find good sources of information about how to interpret the copyright law so you can
apply it to your individual situation and interlibrary loan operation.
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
In our region, some libraries use Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to pay publishers for
permission to copy from their journals when their request needs exceed fair use guidelines.
Minitex provides a discounted rate to libraries who wish to subscribe to the Copyright
Clearance Center.
Other libraries track carefully to make sure their photocopy requests fall under "fair use"
guidelines and only initiate copy requests when they are not required to pay royalties or
to get a publisher's permission.
Interlibrary Loan in Minnesota – An Overview
A report by the Minitex/MnLINK ILL Committee on the tradition of resource sharing among Minnesota libraries.
Resource Sharing News
Resource Sharing News keeps readers up-to-date about interlibrary loan activities in the
Minitex region.
Search the MnLINK Gateway
Use the MnLINK Gateway to:
- Search multiple libraries and databases at once.
- Request materials.
- Search the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) to view and download articles about numerous topics.