Question:

What items are difficult to obtain through ILL?

Our answer:

Materials that other libraries usually do not lend include:

  • Entire journals (a limited number of articles may be requested from individual issues using the article request form)
  • Reference / Reserves Books (book chapters may be requested using the article request form)
  • Special Collections Items
  • E-Books (due to publisher license restrictions)
  • Textbooks (especially current editions)
  • Standardized Test Preparation Materials
  • Multimedia – computer software, audio tapes, VHS tapes
  • Bestsellers and popular fiction
  • Recently Published materials (new materials may be suggested for purchase using the Materials Purchase Suggestion Form)
  • Embargoed dissertations/theses where the author has restricted access to the work.
In cases where FLARE is the lender, journals/periodicals are requestable via Interlibrary Loan. The preferred requested format is a scan of the material, but if the entire volume/issue is needed, a loan for the physical item may be requested for in-library use only. Please see FLARE Policies and Procedures for more information.