Contact Connie Karlen
ckarlen@macalester.edu
651-696-6545 or
Interlibraryloan@macalester.edu
651-696-6346
Interlibrary loan (ILL) refers to the sharing of resources between libraries.
All current Macalester College students, staff and faculty may request scans of articles or book chapters held in other libraries. Physical items may be requested for on-campus library pickup.
Log into your Interlibrary Loan Account
If a journal article shows not available or only available in print in WorldCat Discovery. You may request an electronic copy by logging into your Interlibrary Loan account, selecting Article under "Create New Request, copy / paste as much of the article information into the form as you can, and "Submit" button at bottom.
Are you learning at a distance?
We can help. Send your question to Ask Us, and we will work with you to find the best solution to get you the research resources that you need. You may also use your interlibrary loan account to request a chapter from a book that is only available in print in the library. Article and Chapter Scans directions
The average turnaround time is 6 days for books but often less as the majority of items are available from libraries within the Twin Cities.
Please allow us enough time to process your request.
You will be notified as soon as your item has arrived and is available for pickup at the library service desk.
Electronic articles will be delivered directly to your ILLiad account.
Search for the item on the library website. If the item is not held at our library, click on Request Item. (You will be prompted to enter your Mac username and password)
An ILL form will be populated with information taken from the item record. Make any necessary changes to the form. For example- if you will not accept the item in a language other than English, please let us know. Or if you need a specific edition, please specify
Click Submit Request when finished and then log off.
Warning of Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Macalester College Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copy request if fulfillment of that request involves violating copyright law.
