Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) to obtain PDFs of journal articles, book chapters, and other research materials you need. PDFs will often be posted in your ILLiad account within 24-48 hours. You will be notified by e-mail when the PDF is ready to be downloaded.

There are two ways to request articles and book chapters:

• Search electronic databases through the Libraries and click on article titles to see options for obtaining the article. If full text is unavailable through WashU Libraries, select ILLiad to request the article. The article citation will be imported after you log in with your WashU Key and password.
• Log on to ILLiad with your WashU Key and password. Select “Article” or “Book Chapter” from the New Requests dropdown menu and fill in as much citation information as available. Please submit only one article or chapter per request. Add any comments you wish to share with library staff in the Notes field. Click Submit Request.
  
  PDFs are created by scanning books and journals within the Libraries when available. When scanning from the print collection, the Libraries can scan up to 20% of a work, or 50 pages per request, whichever comes first. If the Libraries do not own the needed article or chapter, ILL staff rely on partner libraries worldwide to supply PDFs from their collections.

Your ILLiad account retains a rolling five-year transaction history, but PDFs are deleted after 60 days. Please store citations and documents elsewhere if needed for longer.

The Law School and WashU Medical Campus libraries process Interlibrary Loan materials separately. If you are with one of those Schools, please see Law Library ILL or Becker Medical Library ILL.

Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) to obtain books and other research materials, including CDs, DVDs, microfilm, conference proceedings, theses, and dissertations from libraries worldwide. We do not recommend relying on Interlibrary Loan for textbooks. Textbooks are generally in short supply and high demand, which causes delays. Additionally, arrival dates, full-semester loans, and renewals cannot be guaranteed.

Materials usually arrive within 1-2 weeks. You may pick up ILL materials at John M. Olin Library, Gaylord Music Library, the Brown School Library, or the Kranzberg Art and Architecture Library.

Faculty and staff are also eligible to have ILL materials delivered to their primary mail stop code in Workday by choosing Campus Delivery as the pickup location.

Your ILLiad account retains a rolling five-year transaction history of materials you have borrowed. Please store citations elsewhere if needed for longer.

The School of Law and WashU Medical Campus libraries process Interlibrary Loan materials separately. If you are with one of those Schools, please see Law Library ILL or Becker Medical Library ILL.

MOBIUS

MOBIUS services are suspended. For more information, please see the Changes to MOBIUS Service news article.

Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) can also be used to obtain a wide variety of materials beyond books and PDFs of journal articles. The Libraries are often able to borrow CDs, DVDs, microfilm, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, primary sources, and rare materials from research organizations worldwide. Some items may take longer to locate, but ILL staff are always willing to investigate and discuss options. Please submit an ILL request via ILLiad, email the Interlibrary Loan staff (ill@wumail.wustl.edu), or reach out to your subject librarian for further assistance.

Faculty and staff may also have ILL materials delivered to their primary mail stop code in Workday by choosing Campus Delivery as the pickup location.

Your ILLiad account retains a rolling five-year transaction history of materials you have borrowed. Please store citations elsewhere if needed for longer.

The School of Law and WashU Medical Campus libraries process Interlibrary Loan materials separately. If you are with one of those Schools, please see Law Library ILL or Becker Medical Library ILL.

WashU Libraries share research materials with libraries and research organizations worldwide.

Libraries may submit requests via OCLC to our symbol WTU. If you do not use OCLC resource sharing, email our lending staff (ill@wumail.wustl.edu) for assistance. WashU Law Library (OCLC symbol WUL) and Becker Medical Library (OCLC symbol WUM) are separate interlibrary loan operations.