REQUESTING BOOKS FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY
(Not a Shorter campus)

When Shorter University borrows an item on your behalf from a distant library, we call this an interlibrary loan (ILL). Interlibrary loans can take from one to several weeks to complete. The loan period for ILL books generally ranges from 2 to 3 weeks, depending upon the policy of the lending library.

To Request a Book through Interlibrary Loan

• First, perform a search for the item in the Shorter library catalog.
  
  
• If you do not find an entry for the item, go to the request form labeled Interlibrary Loan for Books. If you do find an entry for the item, it means that Shorter has the item and that an interlibrary loan is not necessary; instead, submit an Intercampus Loan Request for Books to obtain your materials. Click on the link and enter your SCHOLAR ID and PIN. Then click on the Intercampus Loan for Books link located at the top under LIBRARY REQUEST FORMS.
  
  
• Fill out the form completely, then click the "submit" button at the bottom of the page. Interlibrary loan books typically arrive within two weeks.

When your intercampus loan materials arrive at your campus library, you will be contacted by a campus representative. Pick up your materials from Stepanie Dunn at the North Atlanta Campus and from the Assistant Resource Facilitators at the Lawrenceville and Riverdale campuses. Rome students pick up materials at the library circulation desk. Please return interlibrary loan materials promptly.