Interlibrary Loan Overview

After you set up your account, you're ready to begin submitting requests! Articles and book chapters arrive to your email in PDF format in about 24 hours. Books and other physical materials arrive in about 3-10 business days. 

After you submit your request, your ILLiad account allows you to do the following:

• View the requests status (Has it been processed? Has it been shipped? Is it overdue? Etc.)
• Request Renewals for items (If the lending library allows for renewals on their items)
• View your request history and clone requests if you end up needing the item again

When you are ready to submit requests, the page will look like the image below

Articles and Book Chapters are delivered in PDF format and are available for download on your interlibrary loan account for 30 days.

One article or book chapter allowed per request.

Place requests automatically through a Discovery search on the library homepage. When the library does not hold the material, a “Request though Interlibrary Loan” option appears beneath the Discovery search result. If the item is not found in Discovery, request it on your interlibrary loan account using the “Article” or “Book Chapter” form.

To access previously received articles from your interlibrary loan account,  choose "View/Download Electronically Received Articles." Material will be available for 30 days.

US Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) applies to materials requested through Interlibrary Loan. One of the conditions of the law is that the copy cannot be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research."