What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan is a free article or book chapter ordering service for MD Anderson staff and students provided by the Research Medical Library.
How long will it take to receive the items I requested through Interlibrary Loan?
Most articles will be delivered within 3 business days.
Can I get my textbooks through Interlibrary Loan?
Due to copyright laws, we can only order one or two chapters from a textbook. Please note that we cannot order entire eBooks.
If you need a textbook for class:
- SHP students can download books and book chapters online.
- Other students can purchase or rent these titles through their school bookstore or Amazon.
- Students can suggest a book for our collection.
Tips:
How Do I Use Interlibrary Loan to Order Articles, Books and Book Chapters?
- Login to Interlibrary Loan with your MD Anderson credentials. If it is your first time, you will be asked to complete a brief registration form.
- Search PubMed, our databases or our Search the Library Tool for an article, book or book chapter.
- Once you have found the citation you want, click on the red and black "MD Anderson Full-text Article" button (pictured below). This button should take you directly to the full-text article or journal website.
- If you click on the red and black "MD Anderson Full-text Article" button and still can't get to the PDF, look for a link that says,"Request Item via Interlibrary Loan". Click on the link to login with your MD Anderson credentials. This link will auto-populate an order form with the article information. Choose submit.