Earth Sciences Information Centre (ESIC) provides document delivery/interlibrary loan service to libraries. Individual clients may order photocopies of items held in our collection, but, are asked to request loans through their public/school/workplace library. ESIC uses an ISO compliant Interlibrary loan management system to process requests. Requests will no longer be accepted by email or fax from libraries with valid Library & Archives Canada symbols.

ISO ILL Compliant Systems

The ISO ILL Protocol (ISO 10160/10161) supports two transport methods: TCP/IP and e-mail. Our connection details:

GENERIC SCRIPT

We can accept properly formatted Generic Script Messages (GSM) via e-mail at: cavhgsm@vdxhost.com

When sending ESIC a request, requesters should use our NUC code: OOG

ZPORTAL clients

ZPORTAL users can access ZPORTAL at http://ca.zportal.vdxhost.com/

For general inquiries, you can reach us at: esic.ill@nrcan.gc.ca

Telephone: (613) 996-1604
Fax: (613) 943-8742
E-mail: esic.ill@nrcan.gc.ca
Address:

Earth Sciences Information Centre
601 Booth, Room 350
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0E8

ESIC Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loans Service is committed to filling every request within three days (or four hours for urgent service) provided that the item is available and properly cited. Requests are processed during business hours, 8:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. There is a fee for filled requests. The purposes of the fee are: to recover costs, to support a strong, well developed collection and to deliver services efficiently.

Please note that the following material will not be lent:

• Geological Survey of Canada Open Files
• Pre-1900 and Rare Books
• Reference Material
• Periodicals

ESIC operates under the licence negotiated by the Treasury Board of Canada with Access Copyright (formerly CanCopy) and the Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC).