Interlibrary Loan Service
Interlibrary Loan Users: Log in
- What is interlibrary loan?
- Am I eligible?
- What can I borrow?
- How to request an item
- How to renew an item
- Interlibrary loan FAQ
What is interlibrary loan?
Interlibrary loan is a service that allows members of one library to borrow journal articles, book chapters, and other digital materials from other libraries.
Eligibility to use interlibrary loan:
- Do you have a SUNY Empire login and password? Then YES!
Available through interlibrary loan:
- book chapters
- journal, magazine and newspaper articles
- conference proceedings
Not available through interlibrary loan:
- any physical materials, including books
- textbooks
- whole ebooks
- multivolume sets
- government documents
- theses and dissertations
- rare books
- archival materials
- microfilm/microfiche
- software
Request an item:
- First, check to see if the item you want is available through the SUNY Empire Library using OneSearch (on the library homepage.)
- If you haven't registered already, click "Register;" if you already are registered, skip to step 4.
- Complete your information and submit the form.
- Go back and click the log-in link.
- Enter the citation information for the item you want and submit the form.
- Watch for notification emails.
Renew an item:
All materials are delivered electronically. Download them before 30 days have elapsed, and they are yours to keep.
