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How do I use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)?

If you are searching in a research database and have located an article you desire, click on Find It. If it is not available online and not available in the ODU Library, then you can click on the link to Interlibrary Loan ("Request This Item Via Interlibrary Loan"), always located at the top of the Find It window.

If you are not in a database, but have identified an article that you need and cannot obtain online or in the ODU Library, then you can go to the library homepage and click on Interlibrary Loan, then click on Connect to Illiad.

No matter how you get to ILLiad, the log-in is the same:

• First-time users will first need to take a few minutes to open an Interlibrary Loan, or ILLiad, account. Instructions are provided when you connect to ILLiad. (Click here to view the log-on screen.)
• To request a copy of an article, log on to ILLiad using your user name and password that you create for your ILLiad account, then click on Request an Article. (Click here to view your option.)
• Then complete the online Interlibrary Loan Request Form, which requires that you know the article citation information. Minimum required information includes the following:
• article author
• article title
• journal title
• journal year
• page numbers

For security purposes, be sure to exit the system when you are finished in ILLiad.

Survivor Tip: The more information you provide, the easier it will be for library personnel to track down the correct article and the more quickly you are likely to receive the article.

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