Interlibrary Loan
Obtaining Library Materials from Other Libraries
To request a book or journal article that is not available in the Elon University Library, please use one of the methods below. These services are only available to Elon University students, faculty, staff, & Friends of the Library.
Table of Contents:
- Request a Book
- Renew an Interlibrary Loan Book
- Request a copy of a Journal Article
- General Information
Request a Book
- STOP! Check the Belk Library Catalog first to see if the book is in our library! This is fast and easy.
- You do not need to find out which libraries own the book. We will do that for you.
- Books from other libraries may take up to 10 days to arrive, since they are shipped in the mail.
- Usually the loan period is 3 - 4 weeks, with the possibility of renewing it.
Renew an Interlibrary Loan Book
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If you have borrowed a book from another library through Elon University's Interlibrary Loan service, please fill out the Book Renewal Request Form and someone will contact you regarding your renewal.
Request a Journal Article
- Please check to make sure that the Library does not own the material you need. If the article is available in the Library, you will be notified with details about where it is stored; it will not be ordered for you.
- If you are in the Library, you can quickly check to see what journals the Library owns. Use Journal Finder. Type the name of the journal in Journal Finder
- To see if the Library owns the Journal in print, type the title of the journal in Belk Library's Catalog.
- If the Library does not own or have access to the article, then
- We will find the article for you - you do not need to.
- Articles usually take 3 - 7 days to arrive (some articles can be rushed, please ask).
- The photocopied article will be yours to keep.
General Information About Interlibrary Loan
- Most libraries will not loan whole issues of journals, audio/video materials, or computer disks.
- You will be emailed or called when your item arrives, and it will be at the Circulation Desk (unless you request Campus Box delivery for photocopies).
- If you want to check on the status of your requests, stop by the Library or call Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ask to speak to the Interlibrary Loan Coordinator.
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