Borrowing

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary Loan is a service that allows library users to UPC obtain books, articles and chapters that are not available in the libraries of the UPC and that could not be achieved through the DiscoveryUPC.

 

Group I

PDI and PTGAS of the UPC (active or retired)

Postgraduate student of the UPC (PhD students and official masters students).
Undergraduate degree student UPC (including the student of international mobility programs).
Master's and postgraduate student training course UPC School Professional & Executive Development.
Group II
Research UPC

UPC Alumni

Other entities with agreements (linked research entities)

You can request physical documents, articles or chapters that are not available in the libraries of the UPC or the PUC.

Before applying, please consult the DiscoveryUPC to see if you can get the document.

If you still can't find what you were looking for (whether it's the entire document, chapter or article), request it by Interlibrary Loan by filling out the form or clicking the PI Form option from the full registration screen (may incur a cost):

Request a document for PI 

Documents requested through this service can only be used for private, educational or research use.

The cost depends on the type of document requested and the place where it is requested.

It is a service subject to rates, although most reproductions of journal articles or book chapters are achieved within some free article exchange agreement between libraries (only for PDI, PTGAS and students of the UPC).

The amount of the petition must be paid in cash at the moment the document is delivered.

If you are PDI or PTGAS from the UPC, you can pay in charge of a structural unit.

The waiting time depends on the type of document and the supply library.

Upon receiving your request, the library will inform you of the cost and approximate deadline.

If you are an institution outside the UPC send requests by email to sod.bibliotequesupc.edu.

You can also fill in the form to register your center.

 

Fees for external institutions:

Libraries  Reproduction

  Loan

Catalunya

 €0,12 / page + VAT*

 Free

Spanish state

 €3,30 / page + VAT**

 + €1 for each additional block of 10 pages.

 €8***

€ 13

Europe, the United States and the rest of the world

 €16 (or 2 IFLA coupons)  €24 (or 3 IFLA coupons)

 

*Free if the library is a member ofArticle Exchange Agreement (AIA).

**Free if the library is a member ofCompensated exchange of scientific articles (ICAC).

***REBIUN Rate.

 

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Last update: 20 / 03 / 2025