Interlibrary Loan: Interlibrary Loan for Articles

Important!

Shortcut for Database Users

Got a complete citation from a database? You can email your ILL request from inside the database. Here's how to do it.

• Display the record for the article.
• Select to email the article.
• Fill in the form. Send one copy of the message to yourself. In the same box, add the library's email address. Separate the two addresses using the semicolon (:), then a space.

The library email address is library@atlantic.edu.

It is important that we get both the citation AND your email address. We can't process your request without both components.

Not using a database? Please use the form on the right to submit your request.

How Long Does it Take?

Our usual turn-around time is 1-3 business days, but sometimes the process can take longer. Items that are not available from numerous libraries may take longer to obtain.

How long Can I Keep It?

It's yours to keep. Most items are delivered digitally to your email.

Easy to Get

Articles from most magazines and scholarly journals.

Embargos

Some publications make it difficult to obtain copies of recent issues. Most of the time, we can get the material, but it might take longer.

Harder to Get

Some non-English language materials.

Material not available from libraries in the United States.

Some older (pre-1980s) material that is not available digitally. Older newspapers can be challenging to acquire.

Not Available

Rare publications

Note to Faculty: Items obtained through interlibrary loan shoud not be uploaded to Blackboard. This is a violation of copyright.