| Borrowing Books
Getting books and other materials from other libraries is easy.
Just follow the steps below:
1. Verify that KU does not already own what you want by checking the
Library
Catalog
2. Search for the item you want in
WorldCat, an international database of library holdings
3. When you find the title, click on the Request Via Interlibrary
Loan link
4. Then log in to your
ILLiad account*
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* ILLiad is the library's system for managing interlibrary
loan transactions. You can use ILLiad to send ILL
requests, check the status of current orders, review past orders and
keep an archive of items received electronically. You can create an
account
here.
Please Note: Per the PA Interlibrary Loan Code, we may not request the
following items via Interlibrary Loan:
- Textbooks
- Bestsellers and just-published titles
- Multiple copies of the same title
- Titles owned by our library
- Course Reserves
Advanced Tools
- Advanced tools that librarians use to find books and articles.