Interlibrary loan (ILL) allows library patrons to borrow materials not available in their local library collection by requesting them from other libraries through an ILL department. The document provides instructions for creating an ILLiad account to submit ILL requests online and track their status. Patrons will be notified by email when requested articles are available electronically or physical items can be picked up at the circulation desk. ILL requests are usually filled within two business days, and there is no cost for patrons to use interlibrary loan services.

1. Interlibrary Loan @ Library

2. What is interlibrary loan (ILL)? InterLibrary is the process through which one library requests material from, or supplies material to, another library. Your library’s InterLibrary Loan Department can borrow from or lend to other local, state, national and international libraries.

3. How does interlibrary loan (ILL) work? You’ve searched… …but the item you need is not available.

5. Follow these steps to create your ILL account in ILLiad. 1. Go to http://www.gcsu.edu/library 2. Select Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad from the “Find Articles” menu on the left

6. 3. Next, click “Interlibrary Loan Request Form”.

7. 4. Log in with existing username and password…

8. …or, create an account if you are a new ILLiad user.

9. You have successfully logged in to ILLiad! Now you can see the types of items you may request through ILL. You may also check the status of your requests.

10. Select an item type from the menu on the left to create and submit a new request. Provide as much information as possible about the item. Click “Submit Request” after you finish completing the form.

11. Your request has been received by the ILL Department! You may now track the status of your outstanding request(s) by Transaction Number (TN). Log in to ILLiadand select “Outstanding Requests” from the menu on the left to check changes in the status of your request.

12. You will receive email notification from the ILL Office when your request is available. Check your Georgia College email account for ILL messages. From: "ILSREQ" <ilsreq@gcsu.edu> To: "John Doe" <john.doe@bobcats.gcsu.edu> CC: BCC: Subject: Requested Item Delivered Electronically Dear John Doe, An article that you requested: Title: Nutrition Author: Kohatsu, Wendy TN: 40909 has been received and processed by the Interlibrary Loan Staff. You can now receive this item by logging on to ILLiad and choosing the 'Electronic Delivery' option from your main menu. The URL for logging on to ILLiad is: http://gcsu.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html Your username for ILLiad is: my_illiad. If you have any questions about this service, please e-mail us at ilsreq@gcsu.edu or call us at 478-445-0975. Log in to ILLiad from here.

13. If you requested an article or book chapter, select “Electronically Received Articles” from the menu on the left. Now you can retrieve your article! If you requested a book or any other type of loan item, you will receive email notification when the request is available. You may pick up your item at the Georgia College Library Circulation Desk.