Interlibrary Loan (ILL) at Davidson College

1. Search for the item on Davidson's Library Catalog. If the item is unavailable at our library, click "Request Item." After using Davidson's Single Sign-on (SSO), you will be prompted to log into ILLiad using your Davidson credentials. 

When logging in to ILLiad, only type your email prefix. For example, Big Bird would log in like this: 

2. An ILL form will be populated with information taken from the item record. Make any necessary changes to the form. Note that you only need to fill in the spaces with a red asterisk (*). However, the library can fulfill your request faster if you provide more information. 

3. Click Submit Request when finished and then log off.

1. On the library's website, click "Interlibrary Loan." You will then be prompted to log into ILLiad using your Davidson credentials. 

2. Manually select your source type.

3. Enter all relevant information about your resource. The more you enter, the better chance your ILL will be accepted.  Note that you only need to fill in the spaces with a red asterisk (*).

4. Click Submit Request when finished and then log off.

1. Find an unavailable resource using one of Davidson's databases. (In this example, I am wanting to ILL "California's Zero-Emissions Vehicle Mandate" found on EconLit.) 

2. Click on the "find this text" button (this button's appearance will vary slightly from one database to another). 

3. Click on "Request a copy of this item through document delivery or interlibrary loan." You may have to use Davidson's Single Sign-on (SSO) before logging into ILL. 

4. An ILL form will be populated with information taken from the item record. Make any necessary changes to the form. Note that you only need to fill in the spaces with a red asterisk (*). However, the library can fulfill your request faster if you provide more information. 

5. Click Submit Request when finished and then log off.

We're here to help! 

Contact the ILL team at ill@davidson.edu.