A user can login to ILLiad with their 8-digit MEID (Maricopa Enterprise ID) at any time to make requests, track requests, and access articles.
Needing Further Assistance or Have a Question?
MCC (Southern & Dobson)
Contact Michael Felix
P: 480-461-7677
E: michael.felix@mesacc.edu
MCC (Red Mountain)
Contact Rebekkah Downey
P: 480-654-7749
E: rebekkah.downey@mesacc.edu
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is the process by which we, MCC Library, request material from another library. This system is a cooperative arrangement between thousands of participating libraries ranging from statewide, regional, and national libraries across the United States and certain parts of the world. Its purpose is to provide our library users with their informational needs.
ILLiad is MCC’s web based Interlibrary Loan system. Through ILLiad you may request articles, books and other materials that the MCCCD Libraries do not have available. ILLiad provides information on the status of all requests. This service is only available to current students, faculty and staff.
1. Be thorough - Before we can ask another library to share its time and materials with us, we must have exhausted the resources of our own system. Reference librarians will help you use this library to your best advantage, and can assist you with identifying what you need to request on ILLiad.
2. Be accurate - Partial or incorrect citations are virtually impossible to locate. The more information, the better the chances of completing the loan. The best way of searching for information regarding your material is to search through www.worldcat.org. Adding information such as ISSN# or ISBN# along with the author, title (both journal and article title), etc. will result in a faster loan request.
3. Be patient - Delivery can take a couple weeks or more. Plan ahead. You must determine your needs in advance, and time your requests both to allow for delays and to avoid receiving more than you can use in the time allowed for loans.
4. Be prompt - Check your phone for messages and email for when your materials are ready. Pick them up as soon as you can. Items borrowed from outside the District are generally only loaned for the standard two weeks and then must be returned. Renewals are usually not possible on these materials.