Circulation & Interlibrary Loan: Interlibrary Loan

• All registered library borrowers may request articles (subject to copyright restrictions) or books on interlibrary loan.
• Most interlibrary loans are free of charge. You will be notified in advance if a fee is to be incurred.

Most lending libraries will allow a renewal of their materials.

Please contact the circulation office if you would like to request a renewal.

Before Requesting an Interlibrary Loan

• Check to see if your item is available on IUCAT
• Items held at other IU Libraries may be ordered via request delivery.
• Some materials in the public domain (including US government documents and pre-1923 books) are available full-text in the Hathi Trust database.

Requesting an Interlibrary Loan

• Submit an interlibrary loan request.
• Interlibrary loans that are delivered from in-state libraries take, on average, 4-7 days.
• Interlibrary loans that are delivered from out-of-state libraries take 7-10 days or longer.
• Articles are usually delivered electronically and take, on average, 1-3 days.
• Patrons will be emailed their article in a PDF attachment or a pick-up notice when their interlibrary loan has arrived.