Interlibrary Loan Service

Jump to section: 1. Interlibrary Loan Description 2. Eligibility 3. Materials Available 4. Steps to Submit a Request 5. Steps to Renew a Request 6. Interlibrary Loan FAQ Do not write, highlight or fold pages in the books that you borrow. They are the property of the University at Buffalo libraries. You will have to pay for any damage. 1. Interlibrary Loan Description Interlibrary Loan is a service that allows users of one library to borrow books, journal articles, and other materials from other libraries. 2. Eligibility to Use the Interlibrary Loan Service Only the following are eligible to use this service:

First Time Users: Register for an ILL Account Returning Users: Log in to Submit a Request or View Materials Delivered Electronically

• Faculty on 50% or above line appointments
• Staff
• Graduate students

Available	Not Available
Books or book chapters	Textbooks*
Journal, magazine and newspaper articles	Reference books
Conference proceedings and papers	Multi-volume sets
Government documents	Theses and dissertations
Audio, video, other materials from circulating collections	Rare books, manuscripts and unpublished materials
	Microforms
	Best-sellers
Please note: We can not obtain or ship books to users located outside of the continental U.S. *Required textbooks should be obtained via the College Bookstore

First-time Users of this service:

1. First, take a moment to make sure the item you want is not already immediately available in the Empire State College online collection. Use Full-text Journal Finder to check article citations and the E-Book Catalog to check books. If you are unsure, Ask a Librarian to check for you.
2. Click on the "Register for an ILL Account" link in the gray-shaded box in the upper right.
3. Type in the full citation information for the item(s) you want in the web form provided. Providing a full citation (title, author, journal/publisher, year, page numbers) will ensure your request is processed as quickly as possible.
4. Submit the form.
5. Watch for a notification e-mail letting you know the status of your request.

1. Follow step 1 above
2. Click on the "Log In to Submit a Request" link in the upper right of this page
3. Proceed to step 3 as above.
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   4. Steps to Renew a Request
5. Click on the "Log in to Submit a Request" link in the upper right of this page. Log in with your ILLiad username and password.
6. In the left column of the page, click the "Checked Out Items" button.
7. Select the item that you wish to renew by clicking the appropriate Transaction Number button to the left of the item's title. You will then see detailed information about this item.
8. Check at the bottom of the page to see if renewals are allowed.
9. If renewals are allowed, press the "Request Renewal" button at the top right corner of the screen.
10. Renewals are not allowed after the initial due date or for recalled items, and for some items, they are not allowed at all. If renewals are not allowed, please return the item as soon as possible. If you need a new return envelope, please contact ill@esc.edu and tell them the item that you need the new envelope for.

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