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Interlibrary Loan

Borrow a book from another library | Borrow a Dissertation
Get an article or book chapter from another library
Using the Health Science Loansome Doc Article Service
Help with Interlibrary Loan | Contacts

Interlibrary Loan supports the instructional, research, and scholarly activities of current Idaho State University faculty, staff, and students by obtaining material not owned by the Eli M. Oboler Library. It also supplies materials to other libraries.

Items You Borrow and Return

Materials such as books, theses, dissertations, musical scores, government documents, videos, or CD/DVDs that must be returned to the lending library.

Local Users

  1. Borrow a Book From Another Library (or one of the above types of materials)

    Instructions: Submitting Interlibrary Loan Requests to the Idaho State University Library
    If you have not previously requested an item via Interlibrary Loan, please read the instructions before submitting the form.

    Request Forms - Direct Link
    You must log in with your Bengal Number and Last Name to get to the forms.

    Interlibrary Loan Fee Chart

    Delivery: You will receive email notification to your @isu.edu email address when your item(s) is/are available.

  2. Borrow a Dissertation

    This is called the Dissertation Service. The Library will attempt to secure a loan of the dissertation. If we are unable to obtain a loan, the requestor has the option of purchasing the dissertation on a direct recovery basis; current charge is $30 per item for PDF/Electronic copy or $33 per item for softbound, paper copy. Dissertation Express sets prices, which are subject to change. The requestor can then keep the dissertation in his/her personal collection. ILL can also order material directly without attempting a loan first. If you want to purchase the dissertation, submit the Purchase a Thesis/Dissertation form.

Distance Users

See Interlibrary Loan (ILL) for Distance Users

Note: There may be public or academic libraries in your local area that have materials that could be of value to you in your educational endeavors. We encourage you to check their holdings and use what is available there first.

Items You Keep

Copies of journal articles or book chapters

  1. Get an Article or Book Chapter from another Library

    The same request form is used for both local and distance users.

    Instructions: Submitting Interlibrary Loan Requests to the Idaho State University Library
    If you have not previously requested an item via Interlibrary Loan, please read the instructions before submitting the form.

    Tips: Login and choose Copy of an Article or Copy of a Book Chapter form using the drop-down menu. Local users should choose the Location Option 6.Web(Article-ISU campus). Distance users should choose the Location Option 5.Web(Article-Distance).

    Request Forms - Direct Link
    You must log in with your Bengal Number and Last Name to get to the forms.

    Interlibrary Loan Fee Chart

    Delivery: Articles are posted to the Web as a PDF file. An email will be sent to your @isu.edu email account with a case-sensitive PIN number to access the article. Access to each document is available for 14 days or for 5 views, whichever occurs first. After that, the document is automatically deleted from the Library's server and you will no longer be able to access it through Web delivery process.

    If you have problems, contact the Library immediately using the Report a Problem with ILL/Document Delivery Requests form.

    If you do not view, save, or print the document during the 14-day window, you will need to request the article again for a $2.00 charge.

  2. Using the Health Science Loansome Doc Article Service

Help with Interlibrary Loan

Electronic Forms Help

Contact Reference at (208) 282-3152 or 1 (800) 314-4781
Contact Health Sciences Reference at (208) 282-4686 or 1 (800) 363-4781

Interlibrary Loan Help - FAQ

Interlibrary Loan Policies

Interlibrary Loan Contacts

Last Modified 08/24/2011 kk