Interlibrary Loan Policy
Many of the items in the Australian Music Centre Library's collection are available for borrowing through interlibrary loan. Individuals wishing to borrow items through interlibrary loan must do so through their own library. Interlibrary loans are available to libraries in Australia only.
Items Available for Loan/Document Delivery
- Musical scores
- Sound recordings*
- Theses**
- Books
- DVDs
- Journal articles
* Sound recording loans are restricted to libraries which are institutional members of the Australian Music Centre
** Theses are subject to a restricted loan-period of 2 weeks with no renewals and must be returned by registered post.
ILRS Service Levels and Charges
Requests are accepted and processed in accordance with the Australian Interlibrary Resources Sharing Code's (ILRS) levels of service. The Centre is able to provide materials at the Rush, Priority and Core standards of delivery. Express level turnaround is not available.
Charges for institutional members of the Australian Music Centre
- Core
- $13.20
- Priority
- $19.80 + delivery charges
- Rush
- $26.40 + delivery charges
Charges for non-member libraries (equal to the standard ILRS rate + 67%)
- Core
- $22.00
- Priority
- $33.00 + delivery charges
- Rush
- $44.00 + delivery charges
All charges are inclusive of GST and are payable by invoice.
About Membership of the Australian Music Centre
Loan Period
Items are supplied on a four-week renewable loan, with the exception of theses which are restricted to a non-renewable loan period of 2-weeks.
Submitting Requests
The Centre's collection is listed in LibrariesAustralia, however loan requests must be made either by email to , or by fax to (02) 9241 2873.