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interlibrary loan

service using which a patron of one library can borrow material owned by another library
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interlibrary loan

Summary

interlibrary loan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • interlibrary loan is a type of library service[2].
  • interlibrary loan's Commons category is recorded as Interlibrary loans[3].
  • interlibrary loan's said to be the same as is recorded as interlibrary loan[4].
  • interlibrary loan's studied by is recorded as library science[5].

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Definition and Type

interlibrary loan is a type of library service[2].

Why It Matters

interlibrary loan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

( ) Caserta library science

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interlibrary-loan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{interlibrary loan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interlibrary-loan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → interlibrary loan
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → library science
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8430, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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