Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a great, FREE service you can use to receive research materials that the ODU Libraries do not own.
* Do not pay for articles and papers from publishers! Use our free ILL service instead.*
What types of materials can you get from ILL?
- Printed items, such as books and complete conference proceedings, will be shipped and take 7-10 days to arrive. You'll have them for a few weeks and then we'll return the item for you to the original library that shipped it.
- Electronic copies of articles and papers arrive via email within a few days.
How do you use ILL?
- First, create your ILL account here: Interlibrary Loan - ODU
- Then, you can:
- use the online ILL forms to request materials OR
- access Interlibrary Loan from your search results in the library databases
- Example: In Engineering Village, click "Find It" for an item.
- If the full-text isn't available, a link to Interlibrary Loan will display (you'll need to be logged into your MIDAS account.)
- Some of the item's information, such as author or title, will be pre-filled.
- You will need to complete rest of the form and submit it.
How do you check on the status of an ILL request?
- Login to your account and click on "Outstanding Requests" in the left-hand menu of the ILL page.
Need more info?
- For more information, see ILL FAQs.
