Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

All LSUA faculty, staff, and students

The most requested items are books, chapters from books, journal articles, and newspaper articles.  We will attempt to borrow whatever material has been requested.  However, some materials are harder to borrow.  These harder to borrow materials include textbooks, new items < 6 months old, rare/archival items, bound journal volumes, and microfilm.

There is typically no charge to patrons unless materials are lost or damaged. In rare cases, the lending library will charge a fee. You will be contacted before the item is requested to see if you are willing to pay the charges.

Once you create an interlibrary loan account, you can submit requests to borrow materials.  To submit your request, log in to ILLiad and select the type of material you will be requesting (left hand side of screen, under “new request”).  Please provide as much information as possible on the request form to ensure the quickest turnaround time for your request.  Click “submit request” at the bottom of the page.

Articles are usually delivered electronically within 45 minutes to 1 week after the request is sent.

Books and other materials are usually received in 1-2 weeks after the request is sent.  The delivery time for books and other materials depends on the location and delivery method of the lending library.

Articles (and sometimes book chapters) are sent electronically unless otherwise indicated.  You will be notified by email when your article is available to view.  You can view your article by logging in to ILLiad and selecting the option “View-Electronically Received Articles.”

Books and other materials can be picked up from the circulation desk in the LSUA Library.  You will be notified by email when your item is available to be checked out.

Articles have no due dates and are available to view for 30 days.

Books and other materials are usually loaned for 3 weeks.  The lending library sets the due date for loaned materials.  If you need to extend the due date on your item, you can initiate a renewal through your ILLiad account or you can contact the ILL department of the LSUA Library.  Please initiate renewals at least 3 days prior to the due date.  Books and other materials are to be returned to the circulation desk in the LSUA Library by the due date.