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Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) to borrow or purchase items not found in Vassar's collection.

Use This Chart To Decide Which ILL Service Is Right For You

If you need	Options	How long will it take? *	May I renew? (Renew 3 days before due date or you will be blocked)
Books, Chapters, Book pages, musical scores, Conference Proceedings	SUNY+	3-6 working days	Once. Go to My Record in catalog.
	ILLiad	7-14 working days	Once, at the lending library's discretion: use ILLiad's renewal.
Journal Articles	ILLiad	1-5 working days	N/A
Center for Research Libraries' material	ILLiad Use BOOK form. Include OCLC# from CRL record; enter CRL in "Where did you find this item cited" box.	Depends	Yes. Use ILLiad's renewal.
Dissertations (U.S.)	ILLiad	7-14 working days	N/A
Dissertations (Foreign) from CRL	ILLiad	Depends	Yes. Use ILLiad's renewal.
Microforms	ILLiad	Usually requires special arrangements, time varies.	No
Microforms (CRL)	ILLiad Use BOOK form; include OCLC# from CRL record; enter CRL in "Where did you find this item cited" box. Include date ranges of material needed in Notes.	7-14 working days	Yes. Use ILLiad's renewal.
Videos, DVDs, Sound Recordings	Not borrowed

* May take longer for end-of-semester requests.

Is There a Charge?

Vassar College Libraries will generally cover fees related to interlibrary loan on a patron's behalf. If you have any questions regarding fees, please contact ill@vassar.edu.