Interlibrary Loan

The Interlibrary Loan Service at the University of Indianapolis provides access to books and journal articles which are not available in the Krannert Memorial Library.  Requests can be submitted using the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan System. 

ILL borrowing privileges are available to faculty and staff who are currently employed by the university and students who are currently enrolled in classes.   All borrowers must have a valid University of Indianapolis email account.  To register for a UINDY email account go to http://accounts.uindy.edu/ or contact the Help Desk at 317-788-6145.

• Books
• Journal or newspaper articles
• Book chapters (limit 2 per book title)
• Audio visual materials (CDs, DVDs)
• Books that are owned by the library, but are currently checked out or lost

Interlibrary loan requests cannot be placed for the following kinds of items:

• E-books
• Streaming audio and video
• Material on Reserve in the library
• Textbooks and required readings used in classes

Requests can be made by using the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan System. Instructions on how to use ILLiad can be found here.

Each request must contain the complete citation.  Incomplete requests will be returned and will result in delays. 

ILL requests are processed Monday-Friday and there is really no set time for how fast we can obtain materials. It could take anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks depending on how fast the other libraries respond to our request and in what method they send the request. We will try our hardest to get the material to you in the fastest possible way.

When the requests are received by the library, the requester is notified by email. Books can be picked up at the circulation desk during all library hours and articles will be delivered electronically to your ILLiad account. 

Books received through ILL must be returned at the Circulation Desk by the date indicated on the banner.  

You will be able to request books, DVDs, CDs, scores, articles, etc. directly from worldcat by following a few simple steps.

• After you do your search and determine what item you would like, click on the item title to pull up the full record.
• Click on the "Request This Item" button.
• After you click on this button you will be asked to log in to the ILLiad system using your UIndy username and password. If you have not registered, you will be taken to the ILLiad Registration form. For information on registration please go to Using ILLiad.
• A request form will pop up. Please check that all the citation information has transferred over. You can also add any notes to help us better fill your request.
• After you have finished checking the request, hit the submit button.
• You can go back to your Worldcat Discovery search and repeat the process.

You will be able to request articles and books directly from any library database by following a few simple steps.

• After you do your search and determine what item you would like, click on the red Get It! button.
• A new window will open and in this window you will find any links to full text access for the journal
• If no full text links show up and if there is no print access, you can then click on the "Request this Item" button to request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
• After you click on this link you will be asked to log in to the ILLiad system using your UIndy username and password. If you have not registered with ILLiad, you will be taken to the ILLiad Registration form. For information on registration please go to Using ILLiad.
• An ILLiad request form will pop up. Please check that all the citation information has transferred over. You can also add any notes to help us better fill your request.
• After you have finished checking the request, hit the submit button.
• You can go back to your database search and repeat the process.

Renewals are determined by the lending library and can only be made once. Please place your renewal requests through the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan System and please place the requests in advance of the book due date.

1. Logon to the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan System at https://uindy.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html
2. At the Main Menu page click on the "Checked Out Items" link on the left.
3. You will receive a tabled list of your checked out items.
4. Click on the transaction number in the first table column to pull up a detailed record of the request you want renewed.
5. Click the red "Renew Request" button to place your request. If there is no red button, renewals are not available for the item.
6. If your request goes through you will get a temporary due date. Once the lending library responds to the renewal request, we will send you an email with the new due date. You can also logon to your account in a couple of days to see the new due date.
7. If the lending library denies the renewal request, we will send you an email asking you to return the book and we will reset the due date back to it's original date.

ILL books must be returned to the Circulation Desk by the date marked on the band.  The overdue fine for ILL is $1.00 per day, with no limit. Any overdue fines or replacement costs levied by the lending library will be passed onto the borrower.

If there are any questions, please feel free to send an email to kwenning@uindy.edu or contact the Interlibrary Loan staff at (317) 788-3402 during the following hours:

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.