Request Items
Staff, students, faculty and emeritus faculty can request items from other libraries.
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I-Share will quickly deliver physical items from Illinois academic libraries. Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) allows you to request scanned articles and items not available in I-Share.
If you have trouble logging in, please see setting up a Library account. If you still have trouble, contact us.
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- Search I-Share for an item
- Sign in (top left)
- Click on what you need!
- Click “GET IT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS”
Do you need your item sent to a library closer to you? Change the “preferred pick-up location” to any institution participating in I-Share. You’ll get an email when the item is ready to pick up, usually in 3-5 business days.
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- Login to ILLiad
- Create a request manually or automatically:
- Manual request: See New Request menu on the left, enter or copy and paste citation.
- Auto-fill an article request:
- Click Find it @ UIC in library databases or in Google Scholar.
- Click Request via inter library loan.
UIC School of Law patrons can make ILL requests through a separate ILL system.
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We cannot offer I-Share or interlibrary loan services to alumni.