Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan is a service that supports the research, teaching and coursework needs of the Dominican University community by providing access to materials from libraries throughout the United States. Interlibrary loans supplement the resources held by the Rebecca Crown Library in print or through full-text online databases. This service is restricted to current Dominican University students, faculty and staff.

Use Interlibrary Loans to borrow books and to receive photocopies of journal articles held by other libraries.

Article Request

Book Request from I-Share

Book Request from WorldCat

Processing Time

On average, it takes 10 working days to fill an Interlibrary Loan request, though it can take as little as 3 days or as long as 1 month to receive materials, depending on the location and the availability of the item at other libraries. Interlibrary Loan staff will attempt to borrow books from closer libraries first and journal articles from libraries that transmit electronically. Requests are usually processed within 24 hours of receipt. Requests submitted after 3:00 p.m. or on weekends will be processed on the next business day.

Materials should be requested well in advance of deadlines. To improve the success of your request, submit an accurate, complete and unabbreviated citation.

Please contact the Interlibary Loan Coordinator at 708-524-6877 or interlibl@dom.edu.