The University Library offers an Inter-Library Loan service which provides access to material not held within Cambridge University whilst also supplying material from its own stock to other libraries.
THE MAJORITY OF THE ILL SERVICE IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. PLEASE VISIT THE LIBRARY HOME PAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LATEST UPDATES.
ILL staff are operating remotely and are able to offer a limited service to current University of Cambridge students and staff ONLY. For current University of Cambridge students or staff only, we can try to obtain articles/ chapters from items that are held electronically via the "BL on demand" service and from some other UK libraries. This is a free service. Please complete the online form below (no payment or registration required) or email ill@lib.cam.ac.uk for further assistance.
For Cambridge University Library Users
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Registered users of Cambridge University Library can now submit Inter-Library Loans requests from anywhere in the world with our Online Request form and online payment system. Simply fill in the request form and submit it, make an online payment with a credit or debit card through the University's eSales platform and let us try and acquire the material for you. |
A wide variety of printed and microform material can be obtained from the British Library and other Libraries within the UK and overseas, including:
- Books (and chapters from books)
- Theses
- Journal articles (and loan of whole issues)
- Conference papers
- Selected microforms
Anyone who has access to the University Library may use this service. The fee for an Inter-Library Loan request is currently £5.00 for members of Cambridge University and £12.00 for all other readers. Inter-Library Loan requests can be submitted by either of the following methods:
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Submit your Inter-Library Loan request online, with payment by Credit or Debit Card (Visa, Delta, Mastercard, Solo, Maestro (if issued in the UK), and Visa Electron, but not Amex) using the University's eSales payment platform. If you do not currently have an eSales account, please register here before accessing the online form. If you have already submitted an online inter-library loans request but were unable to submit payment, you may access the online payment platform here. (If you have problems using the payment system, please switch your browser to Internet Explorer) |
| Paper | If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque, please complete our Universal ILL Request form which is available at the West Room Enquiry Desk or can be accessed here. Please print the form, fill it in and hand in at the ILL Enquiry Desk in the West Room, with payment, or send through the University Messenger Service (Cambridge University premises only) or the postal service. Cheques should be made payable to 'University of Cambridge'. |
For UK & Overseas Libraries
The Inter-Library Loans department is able to provide loans or copies of items held within the collections of the University Library and several other Departmental and Faculty libraries. We welcome requests from Libraries within the UK, Republic of Ireland and Overseas.