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General Information
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a free service for UC students, staff and faculty searching for items not held by the UCLA Library. Upon request, our staff will search for items in other libraries both in the U.S. and abroad. Articles and book chapters can be emailed directly to the requester. Books can be picked up at the requester's preferred library.
How to Request an Item
- Article Indexes and Databases(opens in a new tab): In the item record, click the "Get it at UC" icon. Under "How to get it," choose "Request through Interlibrary Loan."
- UC Library Search(opens in a new tab): Log in to your library account by clicking "My Library Account" in the top right corner. Once logged in, search the catalog for the materials you need. In a catalog record, under "How to get it," choose "Request through Interlibrary Loan."
- Blank ILL Request Forms: These requests are for titles not found in UC Library Search. Requests using these forms will be delayed. In UC Library Search(opens in a new tab), select the ellipses icon (...) in the navigation bar at the top, and then choose "ILL Request — Blank ILL Request."
Eligibility
ILL is free to the following borrowers:
- UC faculty members, including emeriti
- UC academic library cardholders
- UC students
- UC staff library cardholders
Alumni, holders of courtesy, access and fee cards, members of the general public and UCLA Extension students and faculty are not eligible for UCLA ILL services. These users should request interlibrary loans through their local public libraries.
Parameters
Items that can be requested:
- Items not owned by UCLA libraries.
- Items that are checked out of UCLA libraries, excluding materials on reserve for a course.
- Items missing from UCLA libraries.
- Before requesting an interlibrary loan for a missing item, check UC Library Search(opens in a new tab) to see if another UCLA library has a copy. A formal search for the item can be requested at the owning library's circulation desk.
Items that cannot be requested:
- Reference materials
- Course reserves
- Non-circulating items (i.e. Special Collections)
Items that may be difficult to obtain:
- Entire journal volumes or issues
- Titles only owned at foreign institutions
- E-pub/articles ahead of print
Contact Information
The Library has two ILL centers: the Charles E. Young Research Library and the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library. The Law Library service is for UCLA School of Law students, faculty and staff only.
| Library | Research Library | Law Library |
| Address | UCLA Young Research Library 280 Charles E. Young Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 US | 1106 Law Building Box 951458 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1458 |
| Phone | (310) 825-1733 | (310) 825-9317 |
| Fax | (310) 825-4139 | (310) 206-3680 |
| Email | yrl-ill-b@library.ucla.edu(opens in a new tab) | express@law.ucla.edu(opens in a new tab) |
Information for Borrowing Institutions
| Library | Research Library | Law Library | Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | See above Supervisor: Alicia Amador | See above Supervisor: Gabriel Juarez | 305 De Neve Drive Los Angeles, CA 90095-1388 (310) 206-2011 (310) 206-5074 (fax) srlf-request@library.ucla.edu(opens in a new tab) Supervisor: Jon Edmondson |
| OCLC Symbols | CLU, CLUSP Docline: CAUCLA | CLU, CLUSP | ZAS, ZASSP, CLU, CLUSP |
| Loans | U.S. Institutions: $21 International Institutions: $15, plus shipping | California institutions: $10 Out-of-state institutions: $20 | $15 per filled request, plus shipping |
| Copies | $15 per filled request Articles longer than 30 pages are subject to an additional charge of $0.20 per page | Regular Requests: $7.50 plus per-page charges and sales tax if applicable Rush Requests: $15 plus per page charges and sales tax if applicable | $15 per filled request Articles longer than 30 pages are subject to an additional charge of $0.20 per page |
| Billing Method | IFM, IFLA, EFTS, Invoice | IFM, Invoice | IFM, Invoice |
| Special Services | Rush Fee: $10 in addition to base fee Shipped within one business day for requests received Mon–Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Photocopies: $0.25 per page Fax copies: $0.75 per page Microform copies: $0.75 per page | Rush Fee: $10 in addition to base fee Shipped within one business day for requests received Mon–Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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