Interlibrary borrowing

How to request an item from another library

Please note: Our ability to borrow and lend physical items is currently limited due to service curtailments at libraries worldwide caused by COVID-19.

1. Check Stanford Libraries collections first—we probably have it and can help you find it.

• SearchWorks Catalog: books, e-books, journals, and media titles (not indexed for articles, chapter or full-text level searching)
• SearchWorks Articles+: best place to search for article citations
• Citation Linker
• Proquest Dissertation & Theses Global
• HathiTrust Digital Library: millions of full-text books; be sure to log-in for expanded full-text access!
  

2. If it isn't available at Stanford, place a request.

Copies of articles or book chapters are usually delivered via email within a couple of days. Books, microfilm, or other media are usually delivered within 14 days.

• Stanford faculty, students, and staff (SUNet ID required):
• Request a book or media (Requests temporarily suspended due to limited suppliers.)
• Request an article or book chapter (pdf)
• School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and LPCH staff and faculty must use Lane Medical Library's DocXpress Service.

If you can’t find a digital version of an item you need in SearchWorks or HathiTrust, we’ll do our best to buy it. Request a digital item.

You can also suggest items to add to our collections (SUNet ID required).

Contact Stanford Libraries Interlibrary Services—we can help!

These libraries also have dedicated interlibrary borrowing services:

• Stanford Business Library Services
• Robert Crown Law Library Interlibrary Loan
• Lane Medical Library DocXpress
• SLAC Research Library Services

Interlibrary Lending services:

• Interlibrary Lending for other libraries borrowing from Stanford Libraries
• The Research Library Cooperative Program (RLCP) for UC-Berkeley and University of Texas-Austin researchers borrowing from Stanford Libraries