What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan allows UW students, faculty and staff to request books, journal volumes, journal articles and other material regardless of where it is available.
Who can use Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan is a service for current UW students, faculty, staff, and emeritus faculty.
Do I have to do anything before I can use Interlibrary Loan?
- Interlibrary Loan accounts use your WyoWeb username, password and your W-number.
- You will have to create a new account if your Interlibrary Loan username and password are different from your WyoWeb username and password.
How do I request materials through Interlibrary Loan?
Click the 
icon wherever you see it: Citation Finder, article databases, Library Catalog or the Libraries' home page.
What UW libraries are covered by on-campus Interlibrary Loan services?
Coe Library, Brinkerhoff Geology Library, Library Annex and Learning Resource Center participate. We can also scan articles located at the Rocky Mountain Herbarium Library. See also "Where can I pick up Interlibrary Loan materials?".
What does Interlibrary Loan cost?
We offer ILL at no charge to UW students and employees. The cost for borrowing materials, as well as shipping, is paid for by the Library. If you have lost or damaged your ILL material, please contact us right away. Lending libraries set their own individual policies for lost or damaged ILLs. Some may accept replacements. In certain cases, you may receive a bill for lost or damaged items.
How fast will I get materials through Interlibrary Loan?
You can expect available UW materials within 36 hours, Monday through Friday. If we need to request from other libraries, expect 2 weeks or longer.
How will I know when materials are ready to be picked up?
We will e-mail you.
Where can I pick up Interlibrary Loan materials?
Interlibrary Loan allows you to pick up materials at the circulation desks located in Coe Library (corner of 13th and Ivinson), Brinkerhoff Geology Library (S.H. Knight Geology Building) and Learning Resource Center (LRC; second floor of Education Building).
Does Interlibrary Loan mean I never have to come to the Libraries for materials?
There are times when you will still have to or may prefer to come get materials at one of our libraries.
- Materials in closed collections, such as Reference, Hebard, Herbarium, or American Heritage Center, or materials that require specialized equipment to use must be used where the material is located.
- It is often faster to look items up in the Libraries' catalog and retrieve the material yourself.
- Library users often like to browse library collections for new books or recent issues of journals.
What is Interlibrary Loan's relationship to Prospector?
Prospector and Interlibrary Loan are separate systems. Prospector covers books and media from Colorado Libraries. Interlibrary Loan covers books, media, journal articles and other formats from UW and all other libraries.
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