Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan service is available to Willamette University students, faculty and staff.

• Summit
• Book Request Form
• Article Request Form

Circulating books and copies of journal and newspaper articles are easily obtained from most participating libraries. However, reference materials, dissertations, high-use materials, rare books, loose-leaf materials, multi-volume sets, and all forms of audiovisual media are sometimes difficult to obtain or unavailable.

If a book/treatise in our library's collection is checked out, try to request the item via Summit. If the item is not available through Summit, ask at the Circulation Desk to have the book recalled.

The J. W. Long Law Library is bound by restrictions imposed by lenders. On occasion, libraries require that the materials they lend be used in the library or that materials not be copied.

Fulfillment of requests is subject to the availability of materials and to the policies and fees of lending libraries.

Most articles are delivered within three working days and most books are delivered within 10 working days. However, delivery can take significantly longer, depending upon the availability of the materials and the response-time of other libraries.

Under special circumstances, items can be obtained more quickly. If you have an urgent or unforeseen need, visit the Circulation Desk to see what accommodations can be made.

Most materials we borrow are from libraries with which we have reciprocal no-charge agreements. Occasionally, materials are located only at institutions that charge to process Interlibrary Loan requests. The library will absorb this cost unless you are notified to the contrary.

To assist lending libraries to quickly locate the documents you seek, please include the following bibliographic information:

For Books:

• Title
• Author's full name
• Place and date of publication, if known
• Edition, series, and volume number, if known

For Articles in Journals:

• Title of journal
• Author's name and article title
• Volume number, year, and page numbers
• Source of reference (the database or print resource in which you found the information)

Additional bibliographical information can be put in the "comments" field of request forms. Incomplete citations can be verified with the assistance of a reference librarian.

You will be contacted by e-mail when the item you requested arrives. Books are held at the Circulation Desk. Copies of articles can be delivered directly to your campus mail box or you will be contacted by e-mail with instructions on how to access your documents over the web.

Loan periods are set by the lending library and usually range from two to four weeks. Materials kept past the due date jeopardize our borrowing privileges with other libraries, so it is imperative that you honor due dates.

Many libraries allow one renewal; please address your renewal requests to law-ill@willamette.edu at least three days prior to the due date.

Please return all borrowed materials to the Circulation Desk at the J. W. Long Law Library. You may keep copies of journal articles unless otherwise noted.

Questions or concerns about Interlibrary Loan policies or the status of your requests should be addressed to ILL at (503) 375-5300, or by email: law-ill@willamette.edu.