Interlibrary Loan Request

The Library participates in many Interlibrary loan (ILL) networks and resource‐sharing consortiums, enabling library staff to obtain most published and circulating material that is not owned by the library at no cost to the UIU community.

• ILL requests can be made anytime but are processed Monday through Friday.
• Almost all article ILL requests are fulfilled within 1-3 business days. It can take 3 days to 2 weeks for ILL books to arrive in the mail.
• Requests can be made by filling out the form below.
• Also, online Databases have an option to Request via ILL. If asked to enter a max cost enter 0.
• Articles and book chapters will be emailed to you. If you can’t pick up a requested book at the library, it can be mailed to you. Borrower assumes responsibility for all return shipping costs.
• ILL services are available to all UIU faculty, staff, and students nationally and abroad.

Interlibrary Loan Request

NOTE: Many libraries nationwide have suspended services during the pandemic; ILL requests may take longer to be processed.

Copyright Restrictions Warning

Copyright law of the United States (Title 17, US Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of the specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

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NOTICE: Due to the COPYRIGHT LIMITATIONS, we can request a maximum of five articles from a periodical during a calendar year. We will not be able to fill this request for you if the copyright limitation has been reached. We will inform you what library has the article and you will be responsible to obtain it yourself.