Document Supply & Interlending (ILL)
For a fee - Valid account and authorization is neededInterlibrary Loan (Books)
Books that are unavailable from the Weizmann Institute's collections may be obtained from other Israeli libraries.
A copy of a specifc chapter or specific pages from a book can be ordered as well.
It is recommended to check the Library Catalog (for print or electronic copy) or E-Books Manager (by title or publisher, for electronic copy only).
Send the completed request form for external book loan, or access Internal Services from the Institute's homepage.Book requests should include author, title, edition, year, place of publication and the publisher.
Conferences being requested should have as much information as possible about the conference title, date, location, sponsor/publisher.
Israeli dissertations can be ordered as well, with the External Book Loan form.
When books arrive at the Institute, the Librarian notifies the reader by e-mail or by phone. The reader can receive books in person from the Central Library Desk, or ask for it to be sent to his Faculty Library. The book should be returned, either to the relevant Faculty Library, or in person to the Central Library Desk within the loan period assigned by the lending library.
A reader who damages or loses a book will be charged for the cost of the repair or replacement plus expenditures or he may choose to buy another copy himself.
Please note that a request for scanning a book or series chapter, obtained from another University on loan, also entails a fee.
Document supply (Articles)
Articles from journals available from the Weizmann Institute's collections can be ordered (for a fee) by filling in the Article order form. Please mark the option "Search as far as Weizmann" at the bottom of the form. Notice there are two options: Photocopy (any length) or PDF which varies slightly in cost. (for articles longer than 20 pages ask your librarian).
Articles from journals that are unavailable from the Weizmann Institute's journals/series collections (check our Library Catalog or Journal/Series Manager-TDNet) may be obtained from other Israeli Libraries or abroad (primarily in PDF files). Fill in the Article order form and choose the option "Search as far as Israel, or as far as abroad" at the bottom of the form.
PDF articles from the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (J.Biomech.Eng) may be ordered from a special Library budget completing the Article order form with required details. You may ask your Faculty Librarian for assistance in this matter (3695 or 3696).
Journal articles requested should have the full citation including: full journal name, article title, author(s), volume no., part and page numbers of the article.
The budget number will be charged automatically upon completion of the request. Please submit accurate personal details on these forms.
The requested articles are sent to the reader by regular mail in case of a photocopy, or by e-mail if a PDF file.British Lending Library - Regulations
Service to Other Organizations (For a fee)
We would like to point out the stiffened Inter-Library
Loan regulations that were recently imposed by publishers and vendors regarding
their licensing agreements. Presently, we are allowed to lend library materials
only to non-profit educational institutions. Lending to others is forbidden.
Additionally, the lending of specific publisher's library materials to external
institutions is not to "help" them avoid buying these materials,
rather to fulfill occasional information needs. Lending should hence be measured
(approximately six {6} loans per year per journal).
We
obey all library agreements with publishers, subsequently, avoid lending when
it is strictly forbidden.
Israeli universities: We provide document supply of articles/books (print only) to all Israeli universities upon receipt of a request from their Document Supply and Interlibrary Loan Department. Articles are sent as PDF files (by e-mail) or by regular mail.
Israeli colleges: Colleges under the auspices of the Higher Education Council can order books by submitting an official order from their libraries.
Non profit organizations: For special arrangements regarding book loans to Rehovot or Nes Ziona science-based industries, please call 08-9343297.Contact options: e-mail , phone 08-9343297, Postal address: Document Supply and Interlending, Central Library, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100.