Inter-library loans
Place or Check request
What the inter-library loans service does:
- Provides the Swinburne University research community with access to research literature not available at Swinburne
- Provides reciprocal access to Swinburne's library collections for the wider community, primarily through partner libraries in the national and international inter-library loan network.
Placing requests
Tips on completing the inter-library Loan request form:
- Search the Library and Google Scholar before making a request
- Provide as much accurate bibliographic information as possible to assist staff to quickly locate the correct item
- Use 'Notes' in the request form to send additional comments to staff e.g.: Your item is missing from the shelves despite being listed as available in Library search (in this example this will avoid the automatic cancellation of your request).
- If you need your item urgently (most requests are filled within two weeks) please use the 'Need-by' field in the request form
- If you are requesting an article, you must tick the copyright declaration box to submit the request
Managing your requests
Tips on keeping track of your requests
- Have you updated/amended your EndNote library?
- Does the request say complete, but you've not received it?
- Is there an item listed, that you didn't request?
Information on checking your requests can be found here
For Swinburne staff and students
- All requests must support or relate to current research and/or teaching at Swinburne.
- Material will be obtained from within Australia and from overseas.
- Some restrictions and/or charges apply to requests for material held in other university libraries in Melbourne, and to all requests by undergraduate and TAFE students.
- Access to the inter-library loan service is suspended if you have overdue loans at Swinburne Library or are suspended from the CAVAL Reciprocal Borrowing Program.
More information about what you can request, how long it takes, collection/delivery, copyright and loan conditions.