Inter Library loans

Inter Library Loan (ILL)

MIE Library is now running an interlibrary loan pilot scheme in order to further expand the range and breadth of materials available to those conducting research in MIE. 

What type of items can I request?

You can request books, book chapters, journal articles, theses, reports and conference proceedings.

Who can request an item via ILL?

During the pilot scheme, 2 free interlibrary loans per academic year are permitted for

• Full-time academic staff
• Postgraduate students
• 4th year students undertaking a dissertation.

How to request an item?

• You can make a request by submitting this form:

 Check MIESearch to ensure that the item you require is not available in MIE Library in either print or digital format. Please provide accurate and complete bibliographic details for the request.

Notes:
• The time taken for requests to arrive varies considerably depending on where the item is sourced, from a few days to several weeks. It is not possible to guarantee delivery within a specific timeframe.

• If the item requested cannot be obtained for any reason, we will inform you of this.

• All additional ILLs after initial 2 free will be charged to departments or to individuals at full-price. Costs can be ascertained from the British Library On Demand pricing page.