Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
Interlibrary Services provides interlibrary loan and document delivery services to Ohio State faculty, staff and students. Through the ILLiad request system, users can place Article Express requests to obtain PDFs of articles from Ohio State or non-university collections and can also borrow physical items not available at Ohio State, OhioLINK, or SearchOhio.
Distance User Off-Campus Delivery for Ohio State Faculty, Staff, and Students
- University Libraries offers paid delivery of requested Ohio State, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio materials to current Ohio State faculty, staff, and students within the United States but outside the state of Ohio. Materials are sent via UPS (delivery signature required).
- To return items, you must ship them back to Thompson Library at your expense via a traceable delivery system (such as UPS, FedEx, or USPS with Tracking).
- Ohio State faculty, staff or students located within the state of Ohio are not eligible for off-campus UPS delivery. Please use the OhioLINK catalog to request Ohio State and OhioLINK materials for pick-up at any of the 90+ OhioLINK member libraries around the state.
- University Libraries will not mail materials to addresses outside the United States.
- Only circulating materials with loan periods of 3 weeks or longer can be mailed and are subject to recall.
- You assume responsibility for any item checked out and shipped to you, including when it is in transit to you or in transit back to University Libraries. This includes any overdue fines, recall fines, and/or processing and replacement charges incurred for late or lost items.
How to Request
From the Ohio State, OhioLINK or SearchOhio catalog, request items to be sent by choosing “Distance User (Out of State)” as your pick-up location. The libraries will confirm your delivery address via email and then send the items requested.
Please allow 5-10 business days for delivery of materials.
User Authorization
Users may authorize one or more persons to borrow and request library materials under the authorizing person's name. The authorizing person is responsible for all transactions done by the designated individuals. To request an authorization, please complete the Patron Authorization Request Form. Please contact any Ohio State Library if you have questions or would like further information.
Please note: Eligibility for this service applies to graduate and undergraduate student assistants of Ohio State faculty; spouses of Ohio State faculty, staff and students; and individuals with permanent or temporary disabilities.
Reciprocal Borrowing Privileges
Big Ten Academic Alliance
Ohio State Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate students may borrow items from or have access to the collections of participating Big Ten University Libraries through the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Please view the links below to learn more about this program.
Big Ten Academic Alliance Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement
OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program
Ohio State Faculty are eligible for borrowing privileges and on-site access to collections at other participating institutions. Over 175 major research libraries in the United States and Canada participate in this program. Please contact Circulation Services at 292-OSUL to see if the institution(s) you plan to visit participate in this program.
OCLC On-Site Privileges for Ohio State Faculty/Students
On-site Access
On-site access privileges through the SHARES partnership permit faculty, emeritus faculty, students and academic and professional library staff of partners' institutions to use the collections and services at other SHARES libraries. The following general policies apply:
Identification
Visitors must present a currently valid institutional ID card. Photo identification may be requested if the ID does not include a photograph.
Collection Access
In-library use of materials is permitted, but visitors are not granted borrowing privileges. When libraries have restricted stack access, visitors will receive the same degree of access accorded to their peers at the host institution; for example, visiting faculty will be accorded local faculty stack privileges. Access to special or restricted collections or materials is possible if arranged in advance.
Who's Included
On-site access does not extend to alumni, retired faculty (except for emeritus faculty), courtesy or fee borrowers, spouses or docents; or to faculty, staff and students from non-SHARES units affiliated with SHARES participants.
Existing Agreements
Local protocols take precedence over the SHARES on-site access guidelines. For example, participating institutions in the same region may have established more liberal policies or more specific guidelines for each other's clientele.
Available Services
Visitors can expect these services:
- Reference consultation
- Photocopying at the local constituency rate
- Database search services at the local constituency rate
- Other services available to comparable groups at the host institution
Special arrangements may be available for using unique local resources and electronic databases that are restricted by license agreements. Visitors will not receive direct ILL borrowing services; for example, the visitor cannot present an ALA ILL Request form and expect to carry out the requested item.
Hours
On-site access is available during the institution's regular business hours. To verify hours, holiday access, and access to departmental libraries and special collections, contact the SHARES liaison in advance.