Interlibrary Loan: INTERLIBRARY LOAN

Interlibrary loan (ILL) provides current students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to obtain books, journal articles, and other resource materials that are not available through the library's collections. ILL allows the library to supplement its collections and enhance research opportunities. The maximum number of books that may be requested via ILL depends upon your status. See the Borrowing & Renewing page for more information. Before submitting an ILL request, carefully check existing resources on the library website.

Important Notes:

Office Hours:

Requests are reviewed and processed only during ILL office hours:

• Monday - Thursday:  8:00 am - 4:30 pm

• Friday: 8:00 am - 11:30 am.

• Offices are closed evenings, weekends, and campus holidays/closures. 

Processing times:  Processing and shipping times vary. Please make sure to submit your request with time to allow for processing::

• Articles may take up to 5 business days after processing to arrive.

• Books may take up to 10 business days after processing to arrive.

Same-day or next-day requests:

• Articles:  Library staff will try to obtain articles requested during normal business hours but cannot guarantee the article will be received by the requested date. 

• Books: Request will be denied as shipping can take up to 10 business days. 

Please ensure you are not requesting an item you have previously requested via interlibrary loan, as this delays processing time.

Students may submit a maximum of 3 requests per day with a maximum of 15 requests per week.

Textbooks are unavailable through interlibrary loan.

All interlibrary loan communication must be facilitated through your LCU email address.