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Resources for Faculty: Interlibrary Loan

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Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan is a free service Dugan Library provides for all current students, faculty and staff at Newman University.

If you are researching and run across books, videos and article citations that we do not have access to, we are able to borrow books and videos as well as obtain article copies from other libraries in the United States.

If you have questions regarding Interlibrary Loan, please contact the library at library@newmanu.edu.

Are you in need of a book and can't find what you're looking for in Dugan Library? That's okay, we can help you with that. Our library provides access to WorldCat, an online catalog of books in libraries around the world. Watch this short video to see how to search WorldCat and place a request to borrow a book from another library.

Books that are borrowed from other libraries typically have a loan period of 4-6 weeks, it varies from library to library, each library sets its own lending period. Please keep this in mind as you request books. Often it is possible to renew books for a longer time, however, renewals are not guaranteed and must be requested prior to the due date.

This is a free service for all current students, faculty and staff at Newman University. At this time we are only able to borrow from libraries located in the United States.

Have you located an article that isn't available full text in one of the library's databases or from some other source? That's not a problem, we can help you with that. Watch this short video to see how to submit an article copy request from within one of our databases.

Is your article citation from another source such as PubMed, Google Scholar, or a bibliography? No problem! Fill out our ILL Article Request Form:

Article copies that are received from other libraries typically arrive within 1-4 days. Often the copies are received in a matter of hours, but keep in mind as you request article copies that it may take several days.

Article copies will be printed and left at the circulation desk in the library for you to pick up. They are yours to keep and don't need to be returned. This is a free service for all current students, faculty and staff at Newman University. At this time we are only able to borrow from libraries located in the United States.

ILL Guidelines

General guidelines to keep in mind as you request items:

  • One item for one user
  • Temporary loan, subject to recall by the lending library
  • Renewals may or may not be possible, based on lending library policy
  • Chapter copies are not to exceed more than 10% of the entire work
  • Article copies are subject to copyright restrictions
  • Entire issues or volumes cannot be borrowed, must request article by article
  • ILL items cannot be placed on reserve

Requesting Items

One of our primary functions in Dugan Library is connecting researchers to resources. Interlibrary loan is a powerful tool that we use to supplement the resources we have for faculty and students. See the tabs above for information on making requests within WorldCat Discovery, article database, or by manually filling out an ILL request form.

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you request books, journal articles and videos:

  • Provide complete citations when possible (especially for journal articles!)
    • We understand this isn't always possible, especially when working from others reference lists
  • Long lists of requests will be filled as time allows
    • We receive lots of requests from students and faculty and do our best to get them requested in a timely manner
  • You should not lend books/videos that you have requested through ILL to students or other faculty
    • If multiple copies are needed, we can request more than one copy
  • You are more than welcome to request "non-academic" items for your personal use, we already have several who do!
  • Please return all loaned materials on time, often we can renew, but renewals must be requested before an item is due