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Interlibrary Loan

Found or need information (e.g. articles, books, etc.) that we don't have access to? You can get it via Interlibrary Loan Details (ILL).

WTAMU students, faculty, staff, and Friends of Cornette Library (Supporting level and above) can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow research materials from the collections of other libraries.

ILL Office hours are Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM. Contact the Interlibrary Loan department at (806) 651-2406.

Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select Interlibrary Loan.

Request an Item

What is Interlibrary Loan (ILL)?

Interlibrary Loan is a service in which one library (such as the Cornette Library) borrows a book, etc. from another library for the use of an individual (you!).

Generally, there is no charge, but you will be contacted in advance to authorize a fee if there will be one.

Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select the Interlibrary Loan.

Create an Interlibrary Loan Account

To use Interlibrary Loan (ILL), you must first create your account.

  1. Go to the Cornette Library homepage
  2. Click on the link to "Services"
  3. Click on Interlibrary Loan Request
  4. If you are a first-time user, click on the button to "Create Account" and read the copyright notice
  5. Click on the button "First Time Users Click Here"
  6. Fill out the New User Registration form

Interlibrary Loan Details

If there's something you need that we don't have, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan and have it delivered here, usually at no charge.

Creating Your Account

If you haven't used Interlibrary Loan (ILL) before, you'll need to first create a special account for the ILL system. You can create the account by:

  1. Going to Interlibrary Loan Request
  2. Clicking on "Create Account"
  3. Reading and Agreeing to the Copyright Restrictions
  4. Then click on "First Time Users Click Here"

Filling Out the New User Registration Form

On the New User Registration form, watch out for these three things:

  • Your BuffGold number will need 9 digits. The first 3 of those digits will usually all be zeroes. If your ID number is 987123, enter 000987123.
  • The e-mail address must be your WTAMU e-mail address, including the @buffs.wtamu.edu or @wtamu.edu ending.
  • The username also must be your WTAMU e-mail address, including the @buffs.wtamu.edu or @wtamu.edu ending.

Creating an ILL Request

There are four principal ways to submit an Interlibrary Loan Request. The third and fourth on this list may often be the most convenient.

From our home page:

If you already know that we don't have your item and you want to go to the request form directly without searching in our resources, you can find it from the Cornette Library's home page under the "Services" menu, on the pages about services "For Students" and "For Faculty & Staff."

From our home-page discovery search:

If you've searched using our home page's discovery tool and found something we don't have here, you can click the "Request the article from Interlibrary Loan" link within the "Get It" section. If you are already signed into ILL, the link will open a request with most information of the article or book filled out.

From WorldCat

On the other hand, if you've done a search in WorldCat and found an item listed that we don't have, you can access the request form directly from the item record in such a way that the details will already be filled in for you. From your search results, click on the item's title, which will take you to the item record. In the section entitled "Get This Item," there is a bullet point with a link reading "Request via Interlibrary Loan" on the line labeled "External Resources." Using that link will automatically populate the fields of the request form with your item's details.

From a periodical database search result

If you've found an article through one of our periodical databases, click the "Find Full Text" or similar link. This will take you to our Discover service. From here follow the directions above from the "From Our Catalog" section.

Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select the Interlibrary Loan.

WorldCat/ILL

If you don't find what you need in our catalog, try looking in WorldCat and requesting the item through Inter-Library Loan.  Remember, this takes a while so get started early!

How Will I Receive an Article via ILL?

After you submit a request for an article to ILL:

  • Allow up to 1 week for an article to arrive.
  • You will be notified by WTAMU email or phone when the article, if available, arrives.
  • Some articles may delivered as PDF attachments via your WTAMU email.
  • Articles may also be delivered online:
    • in that case, you will receive an email notification.
    • log in to your ILL account.
    • retrieve the item under "View/Download Electronically Received Articles."
    • you must download/print these articles within 30 days.
  • Rarely, articles will be received as photocopies:
    • they can be picked up at the Interlibrary Loan / the Access Desk.
    • there will be no charge for the photocopies.
    • the articles are yours to keep.

How Do I Request an Article via ILL?

 The ILL department will need this information to find an article for you:

  • author of the article
  • title of the article
  • title of the journal
  • date or volume/issue of the journal
  • page numbers of the article

 You may submit your request online in two ways:

  • Link to pre-filled Interlibrary Loan form that is available in most results lists of the databases 
  • Online Interlibrary Loan Request Form.

TexShare

Students who plan to do research at a TexShare participating library may apply for a TexShare card at Cornette Library's first-floor Access service desk.  The card allows you to check out materials when visiting TexShare member libraries.

TexShare for WT Faculty, Staff, and Students

What
A TexShare card allows you to checkout material from most public and academic libraries in Texas (Find a TexShare Library near you).
Who
It is particularly helpful for students nearer to other Texas academic or public libraries than to the Cornette Library or those who would like to access the Canyon Public Library but live in the dorms and with their permanent address not in Canyon/Randall County.
Why
Once you have a TexShare card, you can obtain checkout materials quickly from most Texas libraries.
How
  1. Request a TexShare Card from the Cornette Library or request one from a local public library
  2. If you request one from us, and you do not live nearby, we will mail you your TexShare Card.
  3. Use your card!

Course Reserves

Course reserves are materials that increase student access to supplemental and relevant course material that faculty have requested to be available in print at the library's first-floor Access service desk (subject to copyright laws).

Visit our Course Reserves page for instructions on locating course reserves.  (Electronic scanned reserves discontinued. 8/2024)