Title: Requesting Articles via Interlibrary Loan
Course: Library - Library Sandbox > Section: Ontario Tech Library Online: Advanced Searching for Research Articles

Using Interlibrary Loan - Transcript

Need a resource the Library doesn't have? Learn about our Interlibrary Loan service and sign up to request articles, books and other resources from other Libraries.

About Interlibrary Loan

Using Interlibrary Loan you can request articles, books and book chapters that are not held in our Library's collections.

Most articles and book chapters are delivered online, while resources such as books are sent to your Library for pickup. On average, articles take between 2-7 working days, but this time frame is not guaranteed. Books are mailed to the Library, and generally take longer to arrive.

Registration and Login

RACER is our Interlibrary Loan system. Your User ID is your Ontario Tech student number, and you will create a password when you register for an account.

Interlibrary loan is available for current students, faculty and staff. New users must register for an account.

- Interlibrary Loan Registration

Submit a Request

While you can search by a book or article by title and author to find holdings, the best way to place a request is to fill out the Blank Request Form.

Request Status

You can monitor the status of your requests within the Interlibrary Loan system. Under My Account choose My Requests. To see all your requests, make sure to tick the “show everything” box. You can choose to cancel a request from this list by clicking the cancel icon. A canceled request will display in My Requests as Request No Longer Required.

Item Delivery

You will be notified by email when your material has arrived. Articles are normally delivered in an email via a secure web link.

For additional details on the status of current Interlibrary Loan services, visit the Library's Interlibrary Loan guide. For Interlibrary Loan assistance, or to reset your password, contact our Interlibrary Loan staff at racer@ontariotechu.ca.

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