Services and Facilities

MtA Supplying ILLs

MtA ILL Service provides copies of eligible materials from our collections to Canadian and international libraries. Loans are available to Canadian libraries; international loans are on a case by case basis

Contact

How to Place Requests

• Alma P2P: EXL:CA-NBSAM (Please reach out prior to requesting)
• Generic Script address: nbsamgsm@relais-host.com
• ISO-compliant systems: nbsamiso@relais-host.com (Please test prior to requesting)
• Using our request webform   
• Email nbsam@mta.ca for your library username & password
  • Select NBSAM from the drop down menu on the form 
• Email request details to nbsam@mta.ca

What We Supply

• Copies: ILL copies must follow Canadian Copyright Fair Dealing guidelines
• Loans: General Collections, Video Collection, Scores, Journals, Microfilm and Microfiche, items in Mary Mellish Folklore Collection
• Loans at the discretion of the library:
  • Reference
• Not for loan (Note: copies from these items may be possible):
  • Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Collection of Canadiana
  • Winthrop Pickard Bell Collection
  • Bell Acadiana Collection 
  • Rare books
  • Archives 
  • Reserves 

ILL Fees

CAAL-CBPA, PBUQ, OCUL, COPPUL, CARL, and reciprocal partners: no charge for copies and loans

Other libraries fee structure 

Billing and Payment Info

Invoicing is annual, from 1 January to 31 December, except international loans which are invoiced at supply. Payment can be made by e-transfer, cheque, IFLA voucher, and credit card

Loan Periods 

• CAAL-CBPA, BCI, OCUL, COPPUL, CARL: 6 weeks from date of receipt
• Other libraries: 3 weeks from date of receipt