How to Place an ILL Request
Before placing an ILL request, you should first...
1. Check the Catalog to make sure that the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) does not already own a copy of what you are requesting. ILL staff will cancel a request if they determine that you can obtain the material yourself from a USMAI library.
- If you find the material you are looking for in the catalog
and it is listed as circulating...
click on the
button within the catalog
record.
See: How to request material that is only available at another campus library.
- If the material you are looking for is not in the
catalog...
place an ILL request using Option 2 or Option 3, below.
2. For journals, fill in as much of the information as you can using the Full Text Finder to determine if the full text is available electronically. You should also be sure to check the title in the UMCP Catalog to verify that the specific volume is not held at College Park.
Option 1:
For non-circulating materials listed in the USMAI Catalog:
Click on the button in the catalog record of the material you want to see. A new window will open to display "Find It" options.
Select
button
Follow the instructions as prompted.
Option
2:
For materials located through a database via
Research
Port:
Click on the button next to the item you're interested in viewing. A new window will open to display "Find It" options. If the database you're using does not have a "Find It" link, proceed to Option 3, below.
Select
button
Follow the instructions as prompted.
Option 3:
Log In to the ILL System directly. Select Request an Article or
Other Copy or Request a Book or Other Loan, as
appropriate. Fill in the request form as completely as possible. To avoid delays
and canceled requests, be sure to check your request for accuracy before
submitting.
