Interlibrary Loan

After logging on to ILLiad the following options are available:

New Request List: This list is presented for the user to choose the material type that best matches the type of request you are making. Photocopy of an article and Book are the most common requests.

Things to Remember When Requesting:

• Before submitting a request for a book, check the library catalog to ensure that MCC or any other community college in the district does not own the item. If the book is owned by another college, you may request that book through the MCC catalog by going into the item record and clicking on "Request Item." You will be asked to enter your MEID (Maricopa Enterprise ID) and password (the same password used to sign in to Canvas and email). 

• Before submitting a request for an article, ask a Librarian at the Reference Desk or use Ask a Librarian for help finding an article that you could use that the library does own. 

• For faster processing of requests, go to www.worldcat.org to find the item's information (author, title, ISBN/ISSN, etc.) to enter into you request. Make it as complete as possible.

• Review the "ILL FAQs" tab and the "Policy and Copyright" 

• You can only have a total of FIVE requests at any one time.

  The following materials cannot be requested:

  • • Items MCCCD already has in its book collection or in its databases
  • • Textbooks for classroom use
  • • Entire issues of periodicals
  • • Multiple articles from the same journal
  • • E-books 

  The following materials may be difficult to borrow:

  • • Rare or old items
  • • Newly published items
  • • Theses and dissertations
  • • Newspapers
  • • Genealogical materials
  • • Audio/visual materials
  • • Popular books/videos

View List: A list that helps users track and change their requests

• Outstanding Requests: List of requests made that are still in process. These requests have not yet been received or cancelled.       

• Electronically Delivered Articles: Contains all articles delivered to you on the web. They remain on your ILLiad account for 30 days.

• Checked Out Items: Lists all loans that are currently available and checked out to you. In this section you can check to see renewal availability and request a renewal by clicking on the transaction number of the desired request.

• Cancelled Requests: Lists all requests that have been recently cancelled.

• History Requests: Lists all of your request activity that has been finished.

• All Requests: List all of your outstanding, cancelled, and finished requests.

• Notifications: List of all notifications that have been sent out regarding your requests.

Books and other physical materials

• Books and other physical materials will be available to pick up at the Mesa Community College Library Circulation Desk. You will get an email notifying you that the ILL materials are ready to be picked up. Keep all paperwork that is with the item.

Articles 

• Most articles will be posted as PDF files to your ILLiad account. To access them, login to your ILLiad account and click View/Download Electronically Received Articles. Please note that the PDF file is only accessible for 30 days; if you want to keep it, you must save it to your hard drive, USB drive, or print a copy.

Books and Other Physical Materials

• These items MUST be returned to the circulation desk of the Mesa Community College Library, where you received the item.

• The due dates on the items are strict and it is best to return items as soon as you are finished with them.

• Never put an ILL item in the Book dropbox, return it in-person.

• Return Items with all attached paperwork.

Articles and other Electronically Received Items

• There is no need to return these items; however, read over the "Copyright" tab to understand what you can and cannot do with your copy.