Choose your preferred speed and cost of delivery, the ordering method and how you receive your requested material from the following options. Please note that working day means Mon-Fri and that close of business is 5pm local time.
 
 
Service Type Supplier turnaround time Prices² ³ Delivery modes
Express 2 hours

The item or a negative response is sent within 2 hours of receiving the request.
AU$22 plus AU$44 levy,

plus delivery charges if applicable¹

plus AU$3 invoicing fee if not using OCLC's IFM service
Copy: Fax or Ariel

Loan: Express airmail or equivalent

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
Rush 24 hours

The item or a negative response is sent within 24 hours of receiving the request.
AU$22 plus AU$22 levy,

plus delivery charges if applicable¹.

plus AU$3 invoicing fee if not using OCLC's IFM service
Copy: Fax or Ariel

Loan: Express airmail or equivalent

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
Core 4 working days

Working days are measured in whole days. Request received on Monday, item or a negative response sent by close of business Thursday or, if the item is to be sent by mail, dispatched in time for last collection on Thursday.
AU$22 for copies, AU$28 for loans, AU$28 for microfilm reels

AU$3 invoicing fee if not using OCLC's IFM Service

plus delivery charges if applicable¹.
Copy: Fax, Ariel, or Standard Post or equivalent

Loan: Airmail

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
 
Colour copying: $2.00 per page.
 
¹ Delivery prices:

Fax: AU$6.00 per 10 pages
Ariel: no charge
Express post or equivalent for loans: negotiated
 
² Volume charges:

Prices for copies are for up to 30 pages in black and white reproduction. An additional charge of AU$7 applies for each additional 30 pages copied.

Prices for microfilm is for 3 reels. Each additional reel is AU$7

Prices for special copying, e.g. fragile material or colour copies, are by negotiation.

³ New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore and New Guinea libraries are charged at Australian rates, minus GST (10%).
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