Requesting Materials via Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) allows you to request journal articles, books, or other materials that are unavailable at the Lamar Soutter Library. You will need your Library Account Number in order to login to the Interlibrary Loan platform: ILLiad.
Articles and book chapters will be sent electronically by email. |
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Books will be available for pickup at the Library Service Point. |
ILL Eligibility & Fee Structure:
FREE Interlibrary Loan for:
UMass Chan Students, Residents, Fellows
Boston Medical Library & Massachusetts Medical Society Members
Costs for UMass Chan/UMMHC Faculty & Staff (Including Baystate & Lahey Faculty)
$14 per request for materials owned by another library
$13 per request for materials owned by the Lamar Soutter Library (article request form & bound journal requests)
Billing for Interlibrary Loan requests is run every few months:
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 password?
1. Start on the First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan Requests.
2. Read the Information. Then select First Time Users Click Here:
3. Enter your information as requested.
*Username = Library Account Number (Barcode) (It begins with D and has 9 digits) Find your Barcode by logging into the Library Catalog (Primo) - Instructions Here
Get help with your Library Account by calling 508-856-6099 or emailing CircStaffMB@umassmed.edu or submit a request to Ask a Librarian
Before the ILL department can completely process any borrowing request, we will need an account number for billing purposes.
UMass Chan students (SOM, GSN, GSBS): Account Number: Student Description: your school (SOM, GSN, or GSBS)
Fellows and residents: Account Number: Fellow or Resident
UMass Chan and UMMHC faculty, staff, post-docs: You can obtain this account number from your department's administration/finance office. The account number is called a “People Soft Speed Type” number.
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 or loss of materials, from the time they are picked up until the time they are returned to the library.
Questions?
Regina Raboin
Associate Director
regina.raboin@umassmed.edu
(508) 856-2099