Request Items

Staff, students, faculty and emeritus faculty can request items from other libraries.

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.

I-Share: Request books and media Heading link

  1. Search I-Share for an item
  2. Sign in (top left)
  3. Click on what you need!
  4. 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.

Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad): request scanned articles and items from libraries worldwide Heading link

  1. Login to ILLiad
  2. 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.

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