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Interlibrary Loans & Digital Document Delivery Services

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

The UTPB community can borrow items not owned by the University from library partners across the globe. Retired faculty members may make ILL requests with permission from their former university department.

Digital Document Delivery

Enables access to copyright permitted scanned chapters, pages and journal articles that are part of Dunagan Library's collection.

 

Distance Learning Students

Distance Learning Students have the same access to library materials as on-site students: Digital Document Delivery, ILL, digital resources and physical books in the Dunagan collection can be shared with students by mail for six-week loan periods.

Requests available through ILL

  • Loans: Print books.
  • Digital Copies: Articles from serial publications, including academic journals, magazines, and newspapers.
  • Digital Copies: Book chapters, with a copying limit of no more than 1-2 chapters per physical book or ebook.

Requests NOT available through ILL

  • Ebooks, if requesting the entire book.
  • Print editions of ebooks available through UTPB Library.
  • Audiovisual media, including music, DVDs, blu-rays, and streaming video.
  • Software or digital licenses.
  • Rare books, for loan to students. Faculty and adjuncts may request these for research purposes.
  • Textbooks, for loan to students. Faculty and adjuncts may request these for research purposes