Interlibrary Loan

How to submit an Interlibrary Loan request

An online request form is available for submission of interlibrary loan requests.

Follow the steps below to create an ILLiad interlibrary loan account.

Click on “First Time User” to set up an account. You will be asked to authenticate the first time you set up an account. Enter your LSUS ID and your PIN, which is your month/day of birth in MMDD format.

Once you are authenticated, you will be taken to a page with general information about setting up an account.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the button "First Time Users Click Here."

Complete the registration information, and at the bottom of the page, click on the button "Submit Information."

Once you have registered, you can submit interlibrary loan requests, track their progress, view due dates, and request renewals for interlibrary loan materials through the ILLiad web pages. It is only necessary to register the first time you access ILLiad.

Be sure to write down your logon ID and password for your ILLiad account, and keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Click here to access the ILLiad interlibrary loan page

ELIGIBILITY

Interlibrary loan services are available for current LSUS students, faculty and staff. Distance education patrons who are receiving courses from another Louisiana academic institution on the LSUS campus may also use interlibrary loan services. Courtesy patrons, LALINC patrons, and LSUS alumni are not eligible for interlibrary loan services. Interlibrary loan services are available through your local public library.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION

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The minimum citation information required for a book request:

Title of book

Author(s)/Editor(s)

Any other information such as publication date, edition, publisher, or ISBN will help us to speed processing.

For an article request:

Journal title (please no abbreviations)

Article title

Author(s) of article

Either the date of the publication, or the volume number of the publication in which the article appears.

Additional information such as page numbers, issue number, ISSN of journal, will help us to speed processing.

For a thesis/dissertation request:

Title
Author
Name of university where produced
Additional information such as ISBN will help us to speed processing.

For a conference paper request:

Sponsor of conference

Title of conference proceedings

Date of conference (year)

Author(s) of paper

Title of paper

LIMITS TO REQUESTS

A patron may have no more than 10 active requests at one time. Patrons who have a need for a larger number of requests should contact the Interlibrary Loan Coordinator to create a plan for submitting requests that is acceptable to both parties.

ACCEPTABLE USE

Interlibrary loan services shall be for the personal use of the requestor, for their LSUS research needs. Some examples of acceptable requests include, but are not limited to:

A student who requests materials to fulfill course assignments or long-term research projects.

Faculty who request materials for ongoing research or for classroom use, (provided other fair use guidelines are met).

Staff who request materials for research and development that will help them to achieve the university's goals and objectives.

Regardless of the requestor's relationship to LSUS, under no circumstances will interlibrary loan requests be accepted if the requestor intends to use said materials in the pursuit of some commercial enterprise. For example, a student may not submit interlibrary loan requests for materials that s/he will use in the course of employment outside of the university. In such cases, the requestor is advised to submit requests to a commercial document supplier, and to pay the appropriate copyright fees.

Interlibrary loan services are not intended to substitute for the purchase of textbooks or other course materials. Requests for loans of textbooks will not be accepted.

COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE

Interlibrary loan requests must comply with copyright laws. Under U.S. Code Title 17, Copyright Restrictions, the library may refuse a copying order if it violates copyright law.

FEES

Occasionally the library is unable to obtain a request except from an institution that charges for loans. Payment for these fees is the responsibility of the requestor. Please indicate a total amount that you are willing to pay for your request in the max cost field.

Late fees and fees for damage or replacement of interlibrary loan materials will be assessed in accordance with the lending library's loan policy.

SPEED OF DELIVERY

Please allow a minimum of two weeks for interlibrary loan materials to be ordered, shipped, and processed.

INCORRECT / ILLEGIBLE REQUESTS

Requests will be reordered if photocopies received are illegible or if the material that is received from the lending library is not that which was requested by the patron.