Borrow Direct

Borrow Direct

Borrow Direct is an interlibrary loan service that allows member university students, faculty, and staff with library borrowing privileges a...

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The Saga of Borrow Direct

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Profile & Early Foundations

Borrow Direct is an interlibrary loan service that allows member university students, faculty, and staff with library borrowing privileges and active e-mail accounts to borrow books directly from the libraries of the other member universities.

THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS

Major Works & Significant Milestones

The patrons' home library bears the cost of the service and there is no charge to patrons.

Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment

The patrons' home library bears the cost of the service and there is no charge to patrons.

— Official Historical Record & Archive

SUCCESS & ENDURING LEGACY

Honours, Standing & Enduring Legacy

The service began within and slowly spread to all the members of the Ivy League, and has expanded since 2011 with the inclusion of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to non-Ivy (often so-called "Ivy Plus") institutions.

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Profile & Early Foundations

Major Works & Significant Milestones

Honours, Standing & Enduring Legacy

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