"Interlibrary lending" (ILL) pertains to materials that Stanford Libraries loans to other libraries and institutions. We cannot supply materials directly to individuals; a library must serve as an intermediary (except for UC Berkeley and UT Austin patrons through the RLCP program). To request an item, contact the interlibrary borrowing services of your local academic, public, company, or other library.
If you are a Stanford patron and wish to borrow from another library, see Interlibrary borrowing.
Materials available
Items available through Interlibrary Lending:
- Periodicals and newspapers on microfilm
- Special Collections and University Archives materials (with approval of the lending library), except:
- University Archives
- Pre-1850 Special Collections
- Barchas, Frecot, and Gunst collections, and Dell paperbacks
- Manuscripts
- Dissertations, in accordance with the following policies:
- Dissertations written before 1953:
- Available through Interlibrary Lending to libraries in the US and Canada
- Dissertations written between 1953 and August 2009:
- Available through Interlibrary Lending to University of California libraries and SHARES members
- Generally available to all libraries through University Microfilms International
- Available through Interlibrary Lending to other libraries in the US and Canada only If embargoed and unavailable via University Microfilms International
- Dissertations written September 2009 or later:
- Do not circulate if embargoed by the author
- If not embargoed, are accessible online via SearchWorks for requesting libraries
- Dissertations written before 1953:
Items not available through Interlibrary Lending:
- Periodicals and newspapers, except on microfilm
- Sound recordings, microprints, microcards, and computer software
- Music theses and DMA term projects (except to SHARES members, UC Libraries, and Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen)
- DVDs and VHS (except to SHARES members, UC Libraries, and Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen)
All requested materials are subject to copyright considerations and to the approval of the holding Stanford Library.
