InterLibrary Loan Requests Faculty/Staff Document Delivery

Option 1: Interlibrary Loan | Option 2: Other Libraries | FAQ | Faculty and Staff Document Delivery

To Place A Request:

• Click the button below and login to the UR Library Catalog
• Select either Article Request or Book Request from the drop-down menu
• Enter the information about the item
• Click Submit Request
• To request another item, click your browser's back button and change the item information

Option 1: Interlibrary Loan Service

Who is eligible and why use this service:

• Current UR faculty, students and staff are eligible for this service.
• Read more about Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan for items:

• NOT held or available within UR Libraries (Boatwright, Science, and Music).

Where to go for help:

• For help with this service and research, contact the Boatwright Library Reference Desk (289-8669, or ref_desk@richmond.edu).
• For specific ILL questions, contact the Interlibrary Loan staff (289-8787, or ill@richmond.edu).
• Use the UR Library Catalog to check if UR Libraries already own an item. Use the Journal Locator to check if UR Libraries already owns a copy of an article.

Interlibrary Loan Requests

Interlibrary Loan requests can be submitted electronically via the UR Library Catalog and through various databases in FirstSearch. ILL staff make extensive use of the resources of the Richmond Area Libraries Consortium (RALC), other Virginia libraries, and libraries throughout the country and world.

UR faculty members are also eligible to visit area consortium libraries in person and borrow up to five books with a University of Richmond Faculty ID. Circulation policies of the lending institution apply.

The Libraries provide subsidized interlibrary loan service to faculty, absorbing charges levied by the lending libraries. Budget and staffing restraints prevent the libraries from providing services for community patrons or for faculty spouses and children.

Faculty and Staff Document Delivery

Document Delivery is available to all UR faculty and staff.  The service includes delivery of books, articles, and reference book chapters for items that the UR Libraries owns in print format.  To locate and access articles in electronic format please see Journal Locator.

Materials may only be requested for work related purposes. The service cannot accommodate requests for personal, recreational or school-related purposes. Please note that Recreational Reading books, DVDs, Videos, Audio Books and Music CDs are not included in the delivery program.

Up to 5 requests may be made per day.  Turnaround time for delivery is 2 business days and there are no charges for these services.  Library staff will attempt 2 deliveries, however if no one is available the item will be placed at the Boatwright Library Main Service Desk for pickup.

How Do I Request An Item?

To request a book that UR Libraries owns, do the following:

• Search for the item in the UR Library Catalog
• Identify the item and go into the item's record
• Click the Requests button
• Login using your University 8-digit ID and last name
• Select Fac/Staff Book Delivery from the drop-down menu
• Re-enter your University 8-digit ID and submit the request

To request an article from a periodical that UR Libraries owns, do the following:

• Identify the article and obtain the citation
• Check to see if UR Libraries owns the periodical by checking the Journal Locator or UR Library Catalog
• Go to the UR Library Catalog and click the Requests button
• Login using your University 8-digit ID and last name
• Select Fac/Staff Article Delivery from the drop-down menu
• Enter the citation and re-enter your University 8-digit ID and submit the request

The following types of library materials are not available for delivery:

• Recreational Reading collection books
• Recreational Video collection DVDs
• Audio Books
• Music CDs
• Videos in any format (except for classroom showings)

Where to go for help:

For specific Document Delivery questions, contact Interlibrary Loan (Betty Tobias, 289-8787).

Use the UR Library Catalog or Journal Locator to check if UR Libraries owns or subscribes to an item. If UR Libraries does not own the item, we may be able to order it via Interlibrary Loan.