Q. How do I request materials through Interlibrary Loan?

Please note that PROSPECTOR IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE, so it will not show up as a loan option;  Please use traditional Interlibrary Loan services to request materials that are not available locally or via MOBIUS. 

Books
To request the loan of a book not owned by the SLU Libraries and not available via MOBIUS or Prospector, complete the book request form available through the ILLiad system for your home (SLU) library.

Articles
To request scanned copies of articles not available in or via the SLU Libraries, complete the article request form available through the ILLiad system for your home (SLU) library.

Dissertations,Theses, & Audio/Visual Materials
To request a dissertation, thesis, or audio/visual materials not available in or via the SLU Libraries, MOBIUS, or Prospector, complete the dissertation or A-V request form in the ILLiad system for your home (SLU) library. 

Note: Digitized copies of many dissertations and thesis can be found in the databases Dissertations & Thesis Global (for North America) and EThOS (for the UK).

Arrival of Materials
You generally should expect most articles and book chapters to arrive digitally within 48 hours. Books should arrive within 7-14 days.

Notification
Our preferred method is to send an e-mail message to your e-mail account notifying you that your material has arrived and is ready for download or pick-up.