Interlibrary Loan: Using ILLiad

Place a request from a database:

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.

If there is no PDF nor a link to Full Text, note what type of resource you found.

Since this citation is for a journal, you can click the "360 Link: Check for Full Text." Make sure you have pop ups allowed. This will take you into the Catalog to search for the specific citation. Please wait a full minute for the page to load, as the links to access online can take a bit to load.

Here is what you'll see:

Note, there are no links to full-text availability but there is a link to "Request item." 

Clicking on the link will take you to the ILLiad login screen. 

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

We will often correspond with you via email about your articles. Please check for these emails & read them, even if they look like templates. Here's what you might expect & how to respond for various emails:

• Your article arrives!
  • Click the link to access you article (see box to the left
• The article is not in English & you have not specified that you want articles that are not in English
  • If you still want the article, respond to the email to let us know that you want the article - we'll get it for you
  • If you don't want the article, we'll cancel the request after 7 days.
• We have exceeded our copyright limit on the number of articles we can receive from a particular journal for the year
  • If you truly need the article for your research, respond to the email & let us know you need the article - we'll pay for it for you
  • If you do not need the article, we'll cancel the request after 7 days.

Electronic Delivery:

Articles, book chapters, and other non-returnable items are delivered electronically to your ILLiad account or a PDF is sent via email.

Items may take up to 5 business days to process, although sometimes can arrive within a matter of hours.

They are only stored for 30 days so please download and save materials soon as they arrive.

To view or download material:

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

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

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

Please note: To open items delivered electronically you will need Adobe Acrobat.  This software can be downloaded for free at the link below:

If you're not in a database, but have a citation, first check if Adler has access to the full text. Follow the steps in the link below.

If, after you follow the steps above, you still can't find the full text, you can make a request directly through ILLiad.

Please note: Adler does not request books through ILLiad. The only physical items we request through ILLiad are dissertations, on our Chicago campus. All other requests are delivered electronically, as PDFs. To request books, please see the tabs on this guide about book requests, depending on your campus.

Place a request in ILLiad:

Log in here: ILLiad

When you've successfully logged in, you will see this page.

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

In the left column menu, below "New Request," click on the "Article", "Book Chapter" or "Dissertation" link depending on which type of resource you would like to order.

The following form will appear. Please note: every field with an asterisk (*) is required. 

Click on "Submit Request".