Interlibrary Loan Services (tILLapia)

Before Submitting a Request:

Check the following places to be sure that the item is not already available at the library or on the web:

• Search the catalog.
• For article requests, check the E-Journal Locator.
• Search the web using sites such as Google Scholar, Google Books, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust.
• If you have an incomplete citation or have trouble determining whether the library owns a particular item, check with a reference librarian in person or by email at refdesk.lawlib@uconn.edu.

Submitting A Request Through WorldCat:

Submitting a request through WorldCat is the most efficient way to submit as ILL request, as it provides the most complete information to the lending library.  To submit a request through WorldCat:

• Access WorldCat through the library's website.
• Using the search interface, locate the desired item. 
• When you have located the item, open the record and click the blue highlighted "Request Item Through Interlibrary Loan" link.
• Sign into tILLapia, and the information from the WorldCat record will auto-populate in a New Request form
• Review the information and make any necessary changes (Note: if you are requesting an article, you will have to add the year, page numbers, and title of the article).
• Click "Submit"

Submitting a Request Through tILLapia:

• Login to tILLapia using your NetID.
• Click on "Create Request" and choose either Article/Chapter or Book.
• Fill out as much information as you have about the item.  The more information you provide, the more quickly the request will be processed.
• Use the "Notes" section to give us any additional information that you have about the item. 
• Click "Submit Request"

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