University of Illinois Users

To place a request online using the Interlibrary Loan web pages (called ILLiad) you'll need your NetID and Active Directory password. Your NetID is located on your I-CARD.
If you have forgotten your password or need assistance contact Technology Services for the campus.

http://techservices.illinois.edu/

If you need immediate help or have questions about using the online system, please call the ILL Office at (217) 333-0832 or visit the Information Desk located on the second floor of the Main Library for assistance.

When you log in to ILLiad, your personal information such as name, email, and campus address are pulled from various campus identity sources. If you are staff or faculty, the information is usually pulled from My UI Info (My Profile), so check to see that your entry is correct. If you are a student, this information comes from the ID Center. If your address, phone, or email is wrong in the ILLiad system, you will need to update it in My UI Info (My Profile) or through the ID Center.

The ID Center is located on the first floor of the Illini Union Bookstore; Phone: (217) 244-0135; Email: idcenter@illinois.edu

Loans take an average of 2 to 3 weeks to arrive.
Photocopied materials take an average of 3 days to arrive.
Give yourself plenty of time when requesting any material through the Interlibrary Loan service. Our peak times of activity are October/November and March/April. We make every effort to place your requests as soon as they are received. Once your request is ordered by the Interlibrary Loan staff it is up to the lending library to supply the material. You may ask for a status of your request at any time, but please give the material a reasonable amount of time to be requested, shipped, and processed.

There are several things that you can do to speed up the delivery time of your request. First, educate yourself with the University of Illinois Library system and how to search the catalog. Become familiar with the online databases, electronic journals, and items that are available in full text. If you need help, please ASK! We want you to get the materials you need in a timely manner, but we need your help too.

FIRST check the University of Illinois Online Library Catalog.
The University Library owns over 13 million volumes, so look here first for the material you need.

SECOND if the book you want is not in the University of Illinois Online Library Catalog, check for holdings in the I-Share Catalog. I-Share is a group of 75+ libraries in Illinois. If the item is owned by one of these other 75+ CARLI institutions, you can place a request for the item yourself.

THIRD, if you have not been able to find materials in either of these catalogs listed above, place an Interlibrary Loan request using the online forms.

Notification for the arrival of loans is through your NetID@illinois.edu email account and can be picked up at the Central Circulation Desk located on the second floor of the Main Library. You will need to sign for the material at the time of pickup and show a valid I-Card.

Photocopied materials are usually sent to us electronically. We transfer the article to a web server and send you an email notice with instructions to retrieve your document by logging in to your ILLiad account.  Photocopies that are shipped to us in the mail will be sent to your campus address.

Although the Library often has to pay to borrow materials for our patrons these fees are usually not passed on to users for ILL requests for research materials. If costs of materials grossly exceed what we are able to pay to obtain them, we will let you know if a cost-share option is possible. This usually pertains to materials that we are able to obtain from the archives or special collections of other institutions.

The maximum amount that the Interlibrary Loan Office will spend on one citation is $35.00. If the item you need exceeds that amount, we will provide you with a referral for where the material can be viewed or purchased.

Please note that University Library funds are used to support this service. Help us be good stewards of our funding by only requesting the items you need.

Materials normally circulate for 21 days and renewals are not granted. However, there are exceptions.  Media type materials usually circulate for two weeks. Materials lent from the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) circulate for 30 days at a time and can be renewed for periods up to one year.

Materials should be returned on or before the due date to the Central Circulation Desk located on the second floor of the Main Library. Failure to return materials can result in all of your ILL as well as local University Library and I-Share privileges being blocked until you return the items. Refusing to return materials places the University of Illinois' borrowing privileges in jeopardy with other libraries which prevents the ILL office from obtaining material for other library users.

Since the material is owned by another library, it is subject to recall at any time and should be returned to the Central Circulation Desk immediately regardless of the original due date. If the material is recalled, the user will be contacted by the Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Office and informed of the situation. Additionally, certain restrictions such as "In Library Use Only" or "No Photocopying" may be placed on the material by the owning library.

ILL services and privileges are extended to faculty, students, and staff who are currently affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If the stipulations above are not followed one or more of these privileges may be reviewed, amended, suspended, or revoked, based on the patron's record and management of Library materials, until the situation is resolved with the lending institution and our library access is restored.

Each ILL request cost up to $35 per transaction with additional costs for staff time and fees for shipping and handling of the materials. Please help us be good stewards of the limited resources the University Library has for Interlibrary Loan services by requesting only those materials that you need.

There are several types of material that are not generally available through Interlibrary Loan. These "high demand" titles include:Textbooks, Computer Manuals, multi-media materials, and most titles that would be considered personal use items. These types of titles are often non-circulating, in-use at the lending library due to popularity, or on reserve at potential lending libraries and therefore are very difficult to obtain. These item types typically circulate for short time periods and are subject to recall. Users should not rely on Interlibrary loans for their textbook reading, for extended access to manuals, or for their personal interest materials. Exceptions are made for extenuating circumstances and are reviewed by the Head of Central Access Services or the Borrowing Office Supervisor.  Please contact us for assistance.

There are several patron classifications which are not eligible for ILL services.  Some, but not all, of these classifications are: University retirees (does not include emeritus/a faculty who do receive services); Circulation Courtesy Card holders with LL or LH status, and patrons who are restricted to using the local University of Illinois Library materials on site such as  BUO (Building Use Only).  Patrons affiliated with the OLLI program will need to use the ILL services offered by their local public library.

Yes, most journal articles which are under an embargo and unavailable through an electronic database may be ordered through Interlibrary Loan services.

Anyone affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (faculty, staff, and students) may borrow materials through Interlibrary Loan.

Requests for articles are generally filled within 10 working days, and book requests within 2-3 weeks. Some foreign or rare titles may take longer.

To make an Interlibrary Loan request, go to the ILL webpage. Please note that only materials not available at UIUC or through I-Share may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan. If you request materials through the form that are available on campus, you will receive a note telling you where you can find the item at UIUC.

UIUC DocExpress is a service to have materials owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana Libraries copied on your behalf to use in your research. There is no charge for faculty, students and staff.

Most materials are available in 2 business days, however microfilm and microfiche formats will take longer. This service requires that you provide us with the call number and location of the materials that you need photocopied.  In most cases, a digital scan will be loaded into your ILLiad account.  However, some formats require us to provide a print copy to your campus address.  Login to the UIUC DocExpress pages to learn more or to place your photocopy request for materials here on campus.

Anyone affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (faculty, staff, and students) may borrow materials through Interlibrary Loan.

Requests for articles are generally filled within 10 working days, and book requests within 2-3 weeks. Some foreign or rare titles may take longer.

To make an Interlibrary Loan request, go to the ILL webpage. Please note that only materials not available at UIUC or through I-Share may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan. If you request materials through the form that are available on campus, you will receive a note telling you where you can find the item at UIUC.