Interlibrary Loan

Rush processing can be provided on a limited basis in cases of urgent need. If you require ILL materials in less than one week, please do the following:

• Change the date in the Item Not Needed After field on the ILLiad request form.
• Enter RUSH in the Notes field of the request form. 
• Discuss your need with ILL staff prior to or immediately after submitting your request(s).

Turn-around time varies considerably.

Most requests can be filled in seven to ten days. Materials from local libraries can arrive in as few as three to five days, electronic articles in as few as one to three days.

Remember that some requests may take longer depending on the nature and availability of the requested item.

Need your materials today?  See information about the interlibrary use program that allows you to borrow directly from local college/university libraries.

Though we will attempt to fill almost any request submitted, the following types of material often are difficult to obtain through interlibrary loan:

First, be sure to check discoverE and/or EUCLID to make sure Emory does not own the item.  If you need help determining this, please contact a reference librarian.

Submit requests electronically via the ILLiad interlibrary loan system.

In most cases, no.  We absorb most fees charged by other libraries for supplying materials via interlibrary loan.

There are a few exceptions to the general rule:

Interlibrary loan is provided to facilitate the university-related research of Emory students, faculty, and staff.

This service is not available to spouses or children of the above groups, to alumni, or to guest researchers.  Non-Emory users are encouraged to contact their primary academic, public, or corporate library regarding interlibrary loan service.

• Have the item sent from another library using Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
  
  Interlibrary Loan will try to obtain books and articles not available in the Emory libraries.

• OR You can pick up the item yourself from a local library.
  
  Through Interlibrary Use Programs, Emory faculty and students can borrow materials at many libraries in the Atlanta/Athens area.