Interlibrary loan

Requests made after 5 p.m. or on weekends are processed the next business day.

Articles

Most articles requested during business hours are available for download in less than 24 hours. Some articles may take up to five business days.

Physical items

Most physical items are ready for you to pick up within 7-10 business days. Distance users will need to allow an extra 4-12 business days for physical items to be mailed to them.

If you find an item in Search It that we don’t have, click "Not Available? Request from Interlibrary Loan." Search It will automatically fill in most of the request form for you. Simply complete any remaining fields and submit the form. If you are using a database, click the "Get It" button and follow the same process.

You can also submit a request by signing in to your interlibrary loan account and selecting the type of request you need. If you want a scanned PDF from an item in our physical collection, you should log in to your interlibrary loan account to make the request.

The length of an interlibrary loan varies between 3-6 weeks up to 16 weeks.

Physical items can be returned to a Libraries help desk or book drop.

If an item is renewable, you may request a renewal beginning four days before the due date up to two days past the due date through your interlibrary loan account. If you miss the renewal window or the loan is not listed as renewable, please contact ill@k-state.edu for assistance.

A hold will be placed on your Libraries account until the overdue item is returned. The lending library determines when to change an overdue item to lost status. Any replacement charges from the lending library are your responsibility to pay.

While we do our best to get what you need, some materials are difficult to obtain from other libraries including e-books, archival materials, current periodicals, brand-new books and textbooks.

Requests for scanned material from K-State Libraries’ collection are limited to:

• 50 pages per article or book chapter.
• One book chapter or 10% of a book.
• 30 pages for microforms.