Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan is a service available to all Penn State faculty, staff and students.

Interlibrary loan requests should be made online through ILLiad.

Requesting Guidelines

Assistance in locating needed research material through interlibrary loan can be obtained from Jeri Fitzsimons. 

Circulating material available from any Penn State campus location may be requested by clicking on the "I Want It" button located at the top of the library catalog citation screen.

What Can Be Requested Through Interlibrary Loan?

• Non-Circulating material held in Penn State University Libraries collections.
• Articles from journals held in Penn State University Libraries collections.
• Material not held in the Penn State University Libraries collections.

What Can Not Be Obtained Through Interlibrary Loan?

• The University Libraries make every effort to supply you with non-circulating material regardless of format. Fragile, rare, or heavily used material do not circulate.
• Reference, Rare, and Special Format materials from libraries outside the Penn State system are circulated on a case by case basis.

How Long Will It Take To Receive My Request?

• Non-Circulating material held in the Penn State University Libraries collection should arrive within ten days.
• Material from a library outside the Penn State University Libraries system takes an average of two weeks to arrive. Most journal articles will arrive in a shorter time frame.
• You can check on the status of your request from the Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) Patron Menu.

How Will Items Be Delivered?

• Loans will be sent to your Law Library for pickup. You will be notified by email when these items become available.
• Journal articles will be posted to the web. You will be notified by email when the article becomes available. Instructions for accessing the article through the Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) interface are included in the email.

How Long Do I Have Access To My Article?

• Your article will remain on the web server for 30 days.
• You have the ability to print or download your article.

Interlibrary loan requests should be made online through ILLiad, at https://psu-illiad-oclc-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/illiad/upm/illiad.dll​.