Interlibrary Loan

When an article or dissertation isn't available from a Library database, you can request it from another library using interlibrary loan (ILLiad).

Create an Account

1. To create an account start on the ILLiad login page and click on First Time Users button.

2. Fill out the required information.

3. When you've successfully created your account, you will see the ILLiad landing page.

From here, you can place new requests and see the status of requests you've already placed.

For issues accessing your account, please email illiad@adler.edu

1. In the left column menu, click on the "Article" link below "New Request".

2. A form to submit the citation information will appear. All fields with an asterisk (*) are required. 

3. Click "Submit Request". Once the requested article arrives, you will be notified by email.

If you find a citation through a database that we don't have in full text, it's easy to request through ILLiad. Just follow these steps.

1. Click the "360 Link" or  "Check for Full Text" button. This will take you into the catalogue to search for the specific citation. 

2. If there are no links to full-text availability, that means we do not currently have access to the article, but you can use the link to "Request item", which will take you to ILLiad. 

3. When you log in, a request form should populate with the citation information. Check to see that all asterisked fields have information in them, then click on "Submit Request."

1. Log into Illiad and click on the  “Electronically Received Article” link under “View” on the left sidebar.

2. Once the Electronically Received Articles box opens, choose the request from that you want to view.

3. Click “View” icon to access the full text article. Please download the article and save it.

You may get an email letting you know that your request has been cancelled.  These are the reasons for cancelled requests:

• Adler has access to the full text.
• We do not request books. To request books, see the tabs about book requests, depending on your campus, on this guide.
• We are unable to verify your citation (incomplete or incorrect citation in the request form)
• We are unable to borrow a dissertation you have requested (We could not find a lending library that can lend us the dissertation/ thesis)
• No lending library (we could not find any lending library that owns the item)
• We could not fill the request before the deadline you have indicated.
• Duplicate Request (We have another request from you for the same item)
• We are unable to borrow a dissertation for Vancouver campus patrons
• We have exceeded our copyright limit for total requests for this year
• The article is not in English. (the language preference you have selected in ILLiad is English)
• It's a new item, not available for borrowing currently.

You may resubmit the request if the reason for the cancellation was: 

• Need by Date Expired: Your request was cancelled because we were unable to fill before your deadline and it expired in the system. If you still need it, you can resubmit the request with a new “Needed by Date”
• Incomplete Citation: Request can be resubmitted by editing the citation. Please check the source of citation and fill up the required fields and resubmit the request. If you need assistance with finding the complete citation, please contact us via email or phone.

To resubmit the cancelled request for the reasons listed above, please follow the steps given below.

1. Log into your ILLiad account and find “View” category on the left sidebar. 
2. Now click on “All Requests”, it will open request history.
3. Look for the cancelled requests in the Status column. To open a cancelled requests, click on the blue Transaction number.
4. Click on Resubmit Request button. You can also resubmit the request by clicking on “Clone Request”. Both options will autofill the request form. But “Cloning Request” will resubmit your request with a new Transaction number.