Online Students

If you live outside of Illinois, you may request physical items from the UIS Library via InterLibrary Loan, or MyILL. We are not able to send items owned by other libraries and that you will have to use your local library for these requests.

Be sure to include in the NOTES field of your request that you are an online only student. This is a critical piece of information that will let us know  to mail the item. We will mail the item to you free of charge. However, you will be responsible for the cost of shipping it back to the library.

The following video demonstrates how to place ILL requests:

Interlibrary Loan for Distance Students Policies

• This service is intended for distance learning students only. Students who regularly attend classes on-campus, live in the Springfield area, or are within an hour's driving distance of the campus are expected to retrieve items from the library in person.
• Allow at least one (1) week for delivery; holidays and weekends may add extra time.
• We reserve the right to limit the number of materials provided to an individual and to prioritize requests processed.
• Borrowers are responsible for all loaned materials from the time the item leaves the library. Brookens Library does not assess overdue fines for materials in the general collection. If the item is not returned or renewed, at sixty (60) days past due a bill is generated consisting of a replacement charge for each item and a non-waivable $10.00 processing fee.