The J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University (SF State) shares its collections with other libraries via Exlibris Rapido through our Interlibrary Services (ILS/ILL) Lending Unit. SF State ILS does not accept requests from individual researchers. If you are not an ILL staff member at another library, please request our collection items by using your library's ILL service.
Contact Information
RapidILL Symbol: CSF
Email: dds@sfsu.edu
Phone: (415) 338-1727
Submitting a Request
You may submit requests by the following methods:
| Ex Libris Rapido | Pods: CSU, West Coast Courier, US West, US, SUNY Hybrid |
| Non-Rapido requests | Email dds@sfsu.edu |
| ISO Partner | If you are interested in establishing an ISO connection between ILLiad and Rapido, please email dds@sfsu.edu. More information |
| dds@sfsu.edu | |
| Interlibrary Services J. Paul Leonard Library San Francisco State University 1630 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 |
Sorry, we do NOT accept requests over the telephone.
Lending Policies
Loans
Checkout period: 16 weeks
Renewals: None
Shipping Method: US Mail or UPS or Air Mail
Rush Delivery: FedEx with borrower's account number
Copies
Restrictions: 10% of total work or 2 chapters, whichever is greater
Delivery: Mail, RapidILL, email
Turnaround Time
While turnaround time varies, we strive to ship copies or loans within 24 hours.
Charges
| Type of Library | Loans | Copies | Special Handing / Rush |
| CA Public & School Libraries | Free | Free | NA |
| Reciprocal Libraries | Free | Free | $10 |
| Other US libraries | $15 | $10 | $20 |
| International Libraries | $20, or 3 IFLA vouchers | $10, or 2 IFLA vouchers | $30, or 4 IFLA Vouchers |
Payment Methods
- Invoices
- IFLA Vouchers
Material Available for Loan
Our catalog listings are available for searching in the Ex Libris Global Title Index and OCLC Worldcat (OCLC symbol: CSF).
- Books in the main collection
- Dissertations and masters theses
- Interlibrary Services can loan physical copies of theses and dissertations.
- Interlibrary Services can digitize up to 10% or 2 chapters of a thesis or dissertation.
- Authors of theses or dissertations that have not been digitized can request that the library digitize them provided that they grant the library permission to post their work to the CSU institutional repository, ScholarWorks. For more information, contact: libdsc@sfsu.edu
- Theses that have been embargoed or requested to remain private by their authors are not accessible unless the requestor acquires written permission from the author. At this time, the library cannot contact authors to obtain permission for scanning or sharing their work
- Government publications
- Music scores in the main collection
- Some items from audio and video recordings in all formats
- Some items from the de Bellis Collection
- Some items from the map and atlas collection
Material NOT Available for Loan
- Ebooks and ejournals
- Microforms (microfiche and microfilm)
- Periodicals (current or bound)
- Phonorecords
Returning Loaned Items
Please return our item(s) in Jiffy Bags (or, for oversize items and multiple items, in a box) via UPS, FedEx, air mail or US Mail. Please do not use library rate to return our materials.
Hours & Calendar
SF State ILS is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific time zone.