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Distance Learning at ISU Library: Interlibrary Loan

Information for online classes and distance learners at ISU. It is the responsibility of Indiana State University Library to provide access to library materials and databases to ISU students no matter where they take a course.

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Interlibrary Loan Department
Cunningham Memorial Library
E-Mail
isu-libill@mail.indstate.edu
Phone 812.237.2566
Fax 812.237.2567


 

Distance Learners

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a library service available to all ISU affilates, including distance learners. Distance Learners are responsible for any return postage and insurance for books and other loans.

A pop-up may ask you for your ID and password; enter your ISU University username and password.

ISU items and Distance Learners

Checkout periods of ISU material:  Undergraduate students may check out most items for 21 days. Graduate students may check out most items for 120 days. Items eligible for renewal may be renewed a maximum of three times. Renewals may be requested online in ILLiad. Distance learners are responsible for any return postage and insurance for books and other loans. 

Interlibrary Loan

When you can’t find the resources you need on campus, ILL can bring the resources to you!

ILL is a free service which borrows materials from other libraries that are not available here at ISU using the software called ILLiad.

ILL introduces Document Delivery!

Request an article or book chapter that is available in print at the ISU Library and ILL will pull it, scan it, and send it to your email.

How To Get Started With ILLiad:

Go to the ISU Library home page https://library.indstate.edu/ Scroll down to the ‘Quick Links’ and click  “Interlibrary Loan.”

 Enter your University username and password. If you have not used ILL before fill in your personal information on the form. 

 

 

About Interlibrary Loan

For items unavailable at the ISU library, students, staff, or faculty may request that the items be borrowed from another library through the interlibrary loan service.

Some items may be harder to obtain than others. It is based on who owns the item, if it is available and if they will lend it. The Library will not borrow textbooks required for ISU classes.

The Library pays for the costs of interlibrary loan (ILL). This service is provided at no charge to ISU affiliates. Distance learners are responsible for return postage. For the best service, we recommend no more than ten ILL requests per week. If you have a large number of requests, submit the requests in batches.

Please allow at least 10-14 business days for materials to arrive. Physical items will be mailed to distance learner students. Journal articles may arrive faster. Journal articles can be accessed online from your ILLiad account. You will be notified by e-mail when articles are ready to view or when your item is ready to pick up at the Circulation desk or mailed for distance learners. ILL materials may be renewed through ILLiad, if allowed by the lending library.

Document Delivery

Document delivery services will deliver items owned by ISU Library to the distance learning student via mail or e-mail. Undergraduate students may check out most items for 21 days. Graduate students may check out most items for 120 days. Items eligible for renewal may be renewed a maximum of three times. Renewals may be requested online. Order document delivery items via the ILLiad system.

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