Interlibrary Loan (ILL) 

Office Location: Room 343, Third Floor, Salmon Library
Phone: 824.6124 or 824.6522
Email: illuah@uah.edu
Staff: See the Staff Directory By Department
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
After hours, please leave voice mail or use email.

We do not request textbooks for current classes. The ILL loan period averages 28 days or less - not long enough to use for a semester class period.

Minimum time: 2-4 days on average

Average time: 7-10 days for books

Maximum time: 20 days

You'll be notified by email; be sure to provide your current UAH email address on the request form.

How do I request materials?  Books or Articles

Follow these directions to access the online article request form or book request form.  First you have to log into the online catalog as described in the next paragraph.

From the library's webpage, select Books- E-Books. Enter your UAH ID number to log into the catalog. Select "Request Form” from the toolbar. Complete the appropriate form, either Book Request or Article Request. Be sure to fill in the REQUIRED fields in the forms, and then click the “Submit” button. If you don't know the REQUIRED data, enter "not known". You must submit ONE form for EACH request; multiple items per form not allowed.

Required information for Interlibrary Loan requests:

AND...
Your contact information: Name, Phone #, UAH Email Address,Campus Mail (department, building, office), US mail address (for DISTANCE LEARNERS ONLY.)

If the forms do not include the information for the required fields, the request will not be processed. You will be notified by UAH email when your material(s) arrive or if the material is not available.