About Interlibrary Loan.  

• Request Interlibrary Loan when you need materials that are not available in the Mundt Library and are not accessible online.  Interlibrary Loan is a service in which libraries borrow and loan materials to other libraries.
• Distance students may use the Interlibrary Loan forms to request all materials -- whether in the Mundt Library or in another library. 
• Only Dakota State University students, faculty and staff may use the Interlibrary Loan Services of the Mundt Library. See eligibility guidelines for more about eligibility. There is no charge for this service.
• Video demos of Interlibrary Loan (Flash) - Finding items in South Dakota or Finding items outside of South Dakota (if necessary, download the Adobe Flash Player)

Turnaround time.  

• All requests are sent out within one workday (Monday-Friday, excluding holidays).
• We cannot guarantee when items will be received because that depends on the loaning library (item availability; speed of response) and delivery method (electronic, postal mail, courier).
• Books may be received as quickly as 3 days but are likely to take 7-14 days.  Hard to obtain items can take longer.
• Some articles may be received within 24 hours if the loaning library responds immediately and delivers electronically. But articles, too, are likely to take 7-14 days. Hard to obtain items can take longer.
• What you enter on the request form in response to  "I don't need this item after (enter date in format mm/dd/yy)" is important. We will stop trying to get the requested item on that date.

To request material, 

• fill out one of the following three forms for each item you wish to borrow. 

Book Request Form
Article Request Form
ERIC Document Request Form

• OR, when searching in South Dakota Library Network databases, look for the "Submit ILL Request" button. It will be found on the screen describing the item and can be used to submit your Interlibrary Loan request.
  
• You will be notified by e-mail when the material arrives. 

Send any questions about Mundt Library Interlibrary Loan to ill@dsu.edu