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Request Materials

Requesting Articles:
New! Articles can be delivered directly to you, via either mail or e-mail. Make your request via phone or e-mail to the Librarian. If you are not sure if the library has a copy of the article, please inquire. (Copies delivered via mail will have Photocopy Charges apply -- see below.)

Requesting Books:
Simply find the item you are looking for in the Library Catalog, and make the request through your local library. The book will come to you through your local library, the same as any other book you would check out. You then simply return the item through your same library. It’s that easy! *

Some details: 1) if your local library doesn’t pick up shipping fees, you pay a flat rate of current Priority Mail prices for a box (currently $8.10) or an envelope (currently $4.05), per mailing (international shipping follows Global Priority Shipping Rates); 2) some rarer items may have use restrictions to protect them, limiting your use of them to your library building; and 3) some items may be too rare to lend, though copies of table of contents or indices are available to help you narrow your area of interest in the item, and your select areas may be copied and sent to you; 4) your local library should send an e-mail to the Librarian to request items, and they should include the title, author, and call number from the Library Catalog.

Photocopy Charges:
Copies of any portion of the collection (except entire books that are copyrighted -- see the Book Policy), may be requested by mail using the steps below.

Copies are (including domestic shipping costs -- international charges are separate and calculated at the time of shipping):
$0.15 per page for Members (no request limit)
$0.20 per page for Non-Members (with a limit of 3 requests per year)

1. Fill out the Library Materials Request Form and tally the total due.

2. Make checks (no cash) payable to: SOIC.

3. Mail the form and the check in U.S. Dollars to:
Sam Fiorella
SOIC Librarian
PO Box 447
Fort Madison, IA 52627-0447

Visiting the Library in Person:
The Library is located Fort Madison, Iowa, and may be visited by appointment only. Contact the Librarian to set up an appointment.

* Please note that your library will likely first utilize local library networks to locate the item you are requesting. This is done to help reduce their operating costs, and is part of their normal operating procedures.