Do you need a journal article or book that Colgate libraries do not have or that is currently checked out? We can try to get it for you!
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is the sharing of library materials worldwide. We find and borrow the resources you need that Colgate does not have (and we lend our materials to other libraries).
To use ILL, you must first create an account on "My Interlibrary Loan." Log in using your portal.colgate.edu credentials and complete the required information. Once you have created an account, you can place requests directly from your ILL account, by using the "Request From Interlibrary Loan" feature found in many of our databases, or by clicking the My Loan link found in WorldCat records.
Books requested via ILL will be sent to our library for you to pick up. You will be notified via email when they have arrived. You can pick up materials at the Borrowing Services Desk on the third floor of Case Library and the service desk in Cooley Library.
Articles and book chapters are sent directly to your ILL account as PDFs. You will be notified via email when they have been electronically delivered. You can download these PDFs and save them in the cloud or on your computer.
Ebooks cannot be requested via ILL.
Interlibrary loans are typically requested from another library within 24 hours.
You can check the status of ILL requests on your ILL account at any time.
Allow one to two weeks for an item to arrive. Books are shipped via regular mail. Articles usually arrive within one to two days.
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
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