Q. What is Interlibrary Loan? How do I use it?

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. 

How Do I Use Interlibrary Loan to Order Articles, Books and Book Chapters?

1. 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.
2. From the top, you can choose article or book chapter request
3. Fill out the required information 
4. click submit

If coming from PubMed, our databases or our Search the Library Tool these are the steps:

1. 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. 
2. If you click on the red and black "MD Anderson Full-text Article" button and still can't get to the PDF, click on the link that says, "Request Item via Interlibrary Loan" (this link will auto-populate an order form with the article information after login)
3. Login to the interlibrary loan system
4. review the populated information
5. click submit.