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Overview

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) locates and obtains materials for our faculty, staff, and students that are not available in our collections. This service provides access to additional resources from participating libraries that support the same delivery times and generous loan periods. A search in Research@UWW will offer options for requesting content not found in our collections.

Please note you will need to sign into Research@UWW by clicking Sign in at the upper right to access the request options.

Request Articles & Other Digital Content

Request Articles & Other Digital Content

The GET IT button under Get a digital copy will take you to a form with your email address, please acknowledge the copyright statement to submit the form.

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You will receive an email notification when the PDF is ready for download. Please note that if you are using a public computer, the file will download directly to the Downloads folder of that computer. 

Request Books, Other Physical Materials, or Book Chapters

Request Books, Other Physical Materials, or Book Chapters

You can request either the entire physical book or just a digital chapter. Please, only submit one chapter per request.

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Physical Requests

Physical Requests

The GET IT button under Get a physical copy will take you to the request form filled with most of the information the library needs to place your request. If you are an online-only student, please include your address in the notes field.

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Status of Requests

Status of Requests

You can now check your library account for the progress of your requests on the My Requests option.

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Files can be downloaded directly from your library account.

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How to request items through Interlibrary Loan [Video]

How to request items through Interlibrary Loan [Video]

For a visual guide on using Interlibrary Loan, watch the video below