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Disclaimer: The Interlibrary Loan Department at your home library will try to obtain the material you requested, but please understand that some items are not available for loan. This can include dissertations from universities that do not loan and recently published items. Request may take 1-6 weeks to arrive depending on the number of libraries (usually up to five) that the request is sent.

Note: Because of publisher contract licensing agreements, electronic formats of books and dissertations cannot be borrowed from other libraries.

• Go to the library home page.
• Click on Interlibrary Loan.
• Enter your name and barcode/ID number.
• Click on the link that best describes the type of item you are requesting. Your choices are Book, Book Chapter, Dissertation, Journal Article, or Conference Proceedings.
• Type in all the information you have. Incomplete requests will create delays; please fill out all requested fields.
• Read the copyright notice.  The library will not be able to get all articles from a journal because of copyright laws; you may need to contact the publisher to purchase the issue if you need all articles.
• If you have not checked the catalog to find out if your local Alliant library has the item, click on "Search the Library Catalog" to search for a book, dissertation or paper journal.
• Click on "Submit This Request."
• Your request may not show in "My Library Account" for 24-48 hours as the staff will need to process the request first.