Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a borrowing service provided to currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff at Seton Hall University School of Law. This service allows you to electronically request and receive articles, book chapters, reports, or other resources not available in full text through the Rodino Center collection. As a matter of policy, the Rodino Center does not interlibrary loan any casebooks, study aids, or item that are available through the Rodino Center collection (via the Internet, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, etc.).

Simple requests are usually filled in 2 -10 working days, however, time to fulfillment may vary based on delivery times, as well as the time required to fill and ship requests. Because delivery may take as long as three to four weeks, please give ILL staff as much lead time as possible. Delays or problems with your request will be communicated to you via e-mail. If you have questions regarding your borrowing request, please e-mail [email protected] for assistance. The ILL lending office is open Monday - Friday, 10 am - 6:00 pm.

Please Note: If you are a student placing an ILL as a part of your work on a journal, please place them through the designated representative for your journal. The representative should send ILL requests to the ILL department in bulk. Any ILL requests placed by individual journal students will be sent back.

Instructions: Request an Item

• When possible, requests should be made through the Rodino Center catalog using the instructions below.
• If you are unable to locate an item in the Rodino Center catalog, email [email protected] with the following information:
  • For a book: Title, author, edition, date, chapters/pages needed if entire book not needed.
  • For an article: Title, author, journal name, citation and year.
  • For other items: As much information as you have to help us locate the item.
• Log in to the Rodino Center Catalog by clicking "Sign In" at the top of the website and using your Piratenet username and password.
• Next, check to see if the Rodino Center already owns the item that you need by running a title and/or author search in the Rodino Center Catalog.
  • In the Results:
    
    • If available online, select "Access now" or open "Access options."
    • If available in print, you will see a check mark in a green circle, followed by a location and call number.
  • If we do not own the item, you will see "Request through interlibrary loan" under "Access options."

  Example of an item available online:
  

  Example of an item available in print:
  

  Example of an item that will require an ILL:
  

Loan Period/Renewals

The length of a loan dependents on the lending institutions lending rules. The due date will be clearly indicated on the checkout slip. If a renewal of the resource is needed, check email the ILL Department at least one week before the item is due. Not all renewal requests will be granted by the lending institutions.

Recalls

ILL materials are occasionally recalled by the lending institution before the due date. You will be notified if materials held by you are recalled.

Lending to other Libraries and Institutions

If you are a library or law firm and wish to borrow materials or receive copies or scans, please submit your requests via the following:

[email protected]

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How long will it take to receive my item?
Simple requests are usually filled in 2 -10 working days, however, time to fulfillment may vary based on delivery times, as well as the time required to fill and ship requests. Delays or problems with your request will be communicated to you via e-mail.

What is the status of my request?
If you would like to inquire about the status of your request, please email the ILL Department at [email protected].

How will I know when my item has arrived?
Once your ILL materials have arrived, you will receive an email notifying you that they are available for pickup at the Service Desk during Service Desk hours.

Where do I pick up my item?
Once your ILL materials have arrived, you will receive an email notifying you that they are available for pickup at the Service Desk. Outside of Service Desk hours, you may pick up your ILL materials on the cart behind the Service Desk.

How long can I keep ILL items?
The loan period varies because the lending library determines the due date. Also, the lending library decides rather to approve or deny a renewal request. Due date will be indicated on the borrowed book.

Why is my library account blocked?
Failure to return an item on time (including recalled items) can result in overdue, lost item replacement and processing fees. Until the item is returned you will be blocked from using Rodino Center services including ILL, Study Rooms, Reserve items and other borrowing privileges.

What happened to the article that was electronically delivered to me?
ILL articles are automatically deleted after 30 days or 5 views (whichever comes first) so please remember to save an article immediately after it is downloaded.

Can I borrow items from libraries located outside the United States?
You can only borrow print materials from libraries that are located in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. You may request articles from libraries that are located outside of the United States. There is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain the ILL materials that you request.

I am a journal student; how do I place an ILL for my work on that?
At the beginning of a new academic year, each journal should select one representative to place ILLs in bulk. If you are a student on a journal, you will place your ILL via that representative. Individual ILLs placed by students other than the representative will be sent back.