All Interlibrary Loan Requests are made through the Library's Catalogue (LRD) by logging into Your Borrower Record and selecting the ILL Request tab.

The Interlibrary Loans service obtains material not held by the UNSW Library to support the study, research and teaching programs of the UNSW staff and postgraduate students. The service is also available to eligible honours students. Items can be obtained from both local and overseas sources.

The following services should be used instead of Interlibrary loans if appropriate

UNSW staff, postgraduate and honours students.

Items not held by the UNSW Library including books, journal articles, conference papers, theses, etc. Items not usually available on interlibrary loan include rare books, reference materials, whole issues or volumes of serials, materials in heavy demand in the lending library, and very recent publications still in print.
Please contact library staff for further advice.

All Interlibrary Loan requests must now be made through the Library’s Catalogue (LRD) by logging into Your Borrower Record and selecting the ILL Request tab.

To ensure efficient processing of requests, always supply full and accurate bibliographical information, the source of reference and avoid abbreviations.

For prompt notification, please provide current contact details.

Please check Catalogue (LRD) and/or Sirius before completing your Interlibrary Loan request to make sure that the item is not held in the collection.

Users can track the progress of their requests by logging into Your Borrower Record.

Interlibrary loan requests will be ordered as soon as possible after receipt. Response time also depends on the turnaround time of the supplying library or document delivery service.
Items requested from overseas may take longer to obtain.

Articles will be sent electronically to your desktop unless you elect that they be sent to the postal address on the request form. However, documents can only be sent electronically if they are supplied from the responding library in that format.

For Kensington patrons, borrowed items (books) will be available for collection from the Level 2 Loans & Information Desk only.
Items requested for COFA patrons will be available for collection from the COFA Library Loans & Information Desk.
An e-mail message will be sent advising that the item is available for collection.

Items on loan are usually available for four weeks but the loan period depends upon the lending library.
If requiring renewal of any loan, please contact the Interlibrary Loans Office prior to return date. Please send e-mail renewal requests to: ill.one@unsw.edu.au

This service is available to those currently entitled to use the Interlibrary Loan services. Urgent fees will apply.
To make a request, fill out the online request form including the account information. For processing, the following information is required:

Payments can also be made by cash.

Please confirm urgent requests by telephoning the Interlibrary Loans Office on 9385 2671.

If requiring renewal of any loan, please contact the Interlibrary Loans Office on 9385 2671 prior to return date (approximately 3 days).

At Kensington campus, please return items to the Loans & Information Desk or any UNSW library Book Return chute.
COFA items should be returned to library staff at the COFA Loans & Information Desk.

LATE RETURNS OF BOOKS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PENALTIES AS FOR ALL UNSW LIBRARY BOOKS.

University Library Australia (ULA) is a national borrowing scheme that allows all current staff and students of the Australian Vice Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) member universities to borrow in person from any other member university in Australia.
See Reciprocal Borrowing (ULA)