Interlibrary Loans

The Interlibrary Loan service (ILL) is one way to obtain material which is not held by the University of Edinburgh. This service may also be used to request material held in some other University library sites and the University Collections Facility (UCF). Information to help you use this service is provided.

ILLiad is an automated system for requesting and tracking interlibrary loan materials.

Details of how much it costs to use the ILL service, and how to pay for the service.

Details of how to obtain your ILL, loan periods, renewals and recalls, and what to do if an item is lost.

Information on copyright restrictions and requesting Inter Library loans for commercial purposes.

The University Library can also provide ILL services for registered library borrowers who are not members of the University, and for external institutions.

Any alerts about the ILL service will appear here.

Contact the ILL Team for further help and advice.