interloan
/ˈɪntərˌloʊn/
noun
- A system by which libraries lend books and other materials to each other for the use of their patrons.
- I requested a rare book through interloan from the university library.
- The interloan service allows patrons to access materials from across the country.
- Many libraries participate in interloan to share resources.
verb
- To lend or borrow (library materials) through an interlibrary loan system.
- She asked the librarian to interloan a copy of the out-of-print novel.
- The library can interloan books that are not in its own collection.
- We interloan journals with several partner institutions.