Section Three C: Find Books and Articles - Locating Journals - Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan service if you've searched the Library Catalog and discovered that the library doesn't have a book you want, or if you've searched the Find Journal by Title tool for a journal that has an article you want and discover the library doesn't have access to that journal. Interlibrary Loan is a free service to SUU students and faculty.
Register for Interlibrary Loan:
- Sign into the My SUU Portal, to which all students and faculty have access.
- Go to the Sherratt Library homepage. From the main page, near the bottom, click on Interlibrary Loan from under Using the Library.
- On that page, click the Students button. If this is your first time using Interlibrary Loan you will be asked to fill out a form with personal information.
Requesting Articles and Books from Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad):
- Always login to My SUU Portal first, then go to the Sherratt Library homepage and choose Interlibrary Loan.
- From the Main Menu choose New Request to request an Article, Book, or Book Chapter. From the View menu you can select Outstanding Requests, Electronically Received Articles, and other features.
Interlibrary Loan Menu:
Article requests:
- Before requesting an article, use the Find Journal by Title tool to pin down the journal where your article was published. If the library does not have access to the journal, your Interlibrary Loan request will be processed.
- Fill out the Article Request form with the required information then click the Submit Request button.
- An article may take 1-3 days to arrive. You will receive an email alert that the article is available for you to download. Login to ILLiad and click the Electronically Received Articles link to view or download the article (see details below).
Book requests:
- Before requesting a book, be sure to first search the Library Catalog to check that the library does not own the print or digital copy of the book you want.
- Fill out the Book Request form with the required information then click the Submit Request button.
- Books are sent to Sherratt Library by mail, so expect 1-2 weeks for arrival. You'll get an email notice when the book is available for you to pick up at the library.
Interlibrary Loan Electronically Received Articles page:
If you have requested an ILL article and want to check to see if it has arrived (or have received notification that it has), go to the Interlibrary Loan page and click the Electronically Received Articles link. If your article has arrived you will see the categories on the right (Transaction, View, Size, etc.) filled in with your article's information, including a link to download the article. You may manage your ILL articles from this page.
