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Waidner-Spahr Library

Interlibrary Loan Services and Guidelines: Articles & Chapters

Understand how to borrow research materials through ILL.

Before Requesting an Item

You must first check the Waidner-Spahr Library Catalog to see if we own the item.

If we own it but it is checked out to another patron, you can continue placing the request.

Catalog shows item not available.

If the book is available as part of our E-Resources, we will NOT fill the request.

Catalog shows item available online

If you need assistance searching the library catalog or databases, please ask us!

Journal Articles & Book Chapters

Articles and book chapters can be requested through ILLiad.
  • Log on to your ILLiad account.
  • From the drop down menu, select the request form that best suits your needs.
  • new request
  • Fill out the form with as much information as you can.
  • article request form
  • Submit request
PDFs expire from your account 30 days from receipt. Make sure you download and save it to your computer.
  • When your PDF is available, you will receive an email notification instructing you to log into ILLiad.
  • On the home page find Electronically Received Articles and click View to download.

View pdf

PDFs expire from your account 30 days from receipt. Make sure you download and save it to your computer.
  • The library pays copyright fees ranging from $25-$50 for articles published within the past 5 years. We perform an Open Access search to see if we can find free copies before paying these fees and may deliver a link to an Open Access title instead of a PDF.
  • If you need multiple articles from a recent publication, please contact the ILL office at libnote@dickinson.edu

Contact the ILL Office