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Q. What is interlibrary loan?

What is ILLiad?

Answered By: Norma
Last Updated: Feb 07, 2025     Views: 60

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a service that provides library materials (books, journal articles, etc) when those items are not owned by the University Libraries.  ILLiad is the program used to manage interlibrary loan requests.  Books are provided in hard copy format and take a few days for delivery from another library.  Journal articles are delivered electronically and generally are available within 24 hours.  The service is available to current students, faculty, staff, and other University of Arkansas affiliates.

Requests for materials in our collection to be scanned or delivered from our Library Annex are handled through the ILLiad system.

The Resource Sharing department is unable to borrow current editions of textbooks or other required course material.

Much more information about the ILL service is available at their webpage linked below.