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Using Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan borrows library materials and obtains copies of articles from other libraries for current UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, students, and staff. For more information about the service, see the Libraries’ FAQ.

How long does it take?

For most articles, you’ll receive a PDF in about two days.

Placing an Interlibrary Loan request

If a journal article is not immediately available, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.

From the University Libraries website

Find Interlibrary Loan in the Services menu:

Screenshot of the UNC University Libraries' website. The "Interlibrary Loan & Carolina BLU" link is in the "Services" menu.

From the Health Sciences’ Library website

Find “Get items from Other Libraries” in the “Using the Library” menu:

Screenshot of UNC's Health Sciences Library's website navigation. The option for "Get Items from Other Libraries" is in the "Using the Library" menu.

Navigating the ILL system

Once you’ve logged into the ILL system with your Onyen, you can place requests and retrieve your received articles:

Screenshot of the UNC Libraries' Interlibrary Loan system. The sections for "Request non-UNC Material" (containing "Book", "Article", and "Dissertation/Thesis") and "Retrieve Electronically Received Article(s)" are highlighted.