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Information for Patrons/Researchers:
The Archives' Microfilm Interloan Service does not lend microfilm/microfiche
directly to patrons/researchers and is not able to conduct research
on researchers' behalf. Direct requests from individuals will not
be accepted. The Archives of Ontario does not charge for its Interloan
service. Please ask at your local library/institution about their
interlibrary loan policies.
- Search the Microfilm Interloan
Catalogue to identify the reels of microfilm or fiche that you would
like to order.
- Note the reference code and a brief description
of the records.
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The reference code should consist of:
- "GS 1", "GS 2", "MS", "FS",
"B" or "N" fiche, microfilm group code
- a microfilm reel number/or fiche number
- a brief description of the records on the
reel
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Examples:
- GS 2, Reel 1246, Court Records, Frontenac Surrogate Court,
Estate Files #2261 to #2349
- MS 937, Reel 10, Vital Statistics, Indexes to Deaths,
1922
- B 34, Reel 3, Historical Atlases, Atlas of the County of
Middlesex, 1878
- B 70, Reel 1, City of Toronto Directories
- FS 001, Ontario Land Record Index
- If you are requesting by Township, FS 001, please enter "1T" in the reel # field
- If you are requesting by Name, FS 001, please enter "1N" in the reel # field
- For prompt results please follw the above instructions precisely when typing your request in the required fields.
- Submit your request for the microfilm reels/microfiche through
a library, archives or other institution that uses the interlibrary
loan system.
NOTE:
- The loan period is 4 weeks for Canada, 5 weeks for the US, and 6 weeks
for the rest of the world.
- Microfilm/fiche must remain within the borrowing institution during
the loan period.
- Researchers may make copies for their own research purposes
only. If the material is being published or distributed, written
copyright permission must first be acquired from the Archives
of Ontario. You may wish to consult Customer
Service Guide 108: Copyright and Your Research.
For more information, contact:
Archives of Ontario
Microfilm Interloan Service
77 Grenville Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 1B3
Tel: 416-327-1018
or toll-free in Ontario: 1-800-668-9933, ext. 1018
Fax: 416-327-1999
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Information for Libraries and Borrowing Institutions:
Institutions can submit interlibrary loan requests to the Archives
of Ontario Microfilm Interloan Service in a number of ways:
- Use AMIS
our online service. This system allows institutions
to submit, cancel, renew and track lending requests.
- For Southern Ontario Library Service or Ontario Library Service
- North users may continue to submit requests through the VDX
system. Please follow procedures on how to send request
to the Archives of Ontario (OTAR) using VDX
request form.
- Email: interloan@ontario.ca.
- Fax: 416-327-1999
- Mail, to the address below
Archives of Ontario
Microfilm Interloan Service
77 Grenville Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 1B3
Tel: 416-327-1018,
or toll-free in Ontario: 1-800-668-9933, ext.
1018
Fax: 416-327-1999
NOTE:
For first time users of our service, please provide the Archives
of Ontario with the following information:
- Institution/Library Name
- Library Code (if available)
- Complete mailing address
- Telephone Number
- Fax Number
- Email Address
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