Borrowing through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
If a journal article, book, or other material is unavailable at the Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School faculty, staff, and students, UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) staff, Boston Medical Library fellows, and Massachusetts Medical Society members can borrow it from other collections using InterLibrary Loan (ILL).
NOTE: First time accessing the interlibrary loan system? Click first time users and enter you library barcode number as your username. You will be prompted to create a password.
Eligibility:
Current UMass Chan students (SOM, GSN, GSBS), faculty, staff, fellows, residents, post-docs, UMMHC clinical staff, Boston Medical Library fellows, and Massachusetts Medical Society members can use Interlibrary loan, including Commonwealth Medicine and NIH Summer research fellows.
Materials:
Patrons can borrow items not available in the library collection, including books and articles. Please note, bound journals and periodicals do not typically circulate, and we will not be able to get them for you. Request single articles or book chapters.
How much does ILL cost?
1. Start on the First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan/Pull and Copy page.
2. Read the Information. Then click First Time Users Click Here:
3. Enter your information as requested.
Your username is your library barcode. It begins with D and has 9 digits.
Apply for a barcode here. Get help with your barcode by calling or emailing: 508-856-6099, CircStaffMB@umassmed.edu
Through our online databases you can use the "Check for Full Text" link to order journal articles not owned by the library. Simply click on the “Request this document via Interlibrary Loan” link which will fill-in the interlibrary loan request form.
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For more detailed instructions on placing an InterLibrary Loan request, please see How to Place Requests and How to Automatically Submit a Request via PubMed.
1. Log in to your ILL account.
2. Click Article, Book, Book Chapter, or Dissertation in the "New Requests" section of the sidebar:
3. Enter the citation and fill in all required answers. Then click Submit Request.
How to Automatically Submit a Request via PubMed
Return books and other materials by the due date to the Circulation Desk. You are financially responsible for damage to, or loss of materials, from the time they are picked up until the time they are returned to the library.
What is InterLibrary Loan?
Who is allowed to use InterLibrary Loan?
Does InterLibrary Loan cost?
How long will this take?
How do I submit a request using the 'Check For Full Text' link?
Or, how do I submit a request with a citation?
How will I know when my request is ready to pick up?
Where should I return my books when I'm finished?
What is my username?
What is my password?
Questions?
Vivian Okyere
​Manager, Library Operations
Vivian.Okyere@umassmed.edu
(508) 856-2080