University of Houston LibrariesInterlibrary Loan

(ILL)

UH students, faculty, and staff are eligible for ILL services

Borrowing materials not available from any UH library

Scanning and delivering articles to Faculty members

Delivering library materials to Distance Education students

Lending UH materials to other libraries

How to Access ILL

To check ILL items out to patrons– Open ILLiad WebCirculation: http://illiad.lib.uh.edu/illiad/WebCirc

– Login using your branch’s username & password

– Click in the box next to the “Check Out” button

– Scan the barcode on the strap on the ILL book. (Above the patron’s name.)

– A confirmation message should display at the top of the screen, reading: “Transaction 123456 was successfully checked out.”

 

When a patron returns an ILL item:

– Open ILLiad WebCirculation: http://illiad.lib.uh.edu/illiad/WebCirc– Login using your branch’s username & password– Click in the box next to the “Mark In Transit” button

– Scan the barcode on the strap on the ILL book. (Above the patron’s name.)– A confirmation message should display at the top of the screen, reading:

“Transaction 123456 was successfully marked as In Transit.” – Place the item in in a red ILL bag.

A Note on Confirmation Messages

Should a different message (other than “successfully checked out/marked as In Transit”) 

appear in red type at the top of the screen, there is a problem with the item in the ILL system.

Contact the ILL office at 3-9720 for assistance

ILL Review Quiz

1. ILL stands for…

a. International Lending Libraryb. Incorporated Libraries of Londonc. Interlibrary Loan d. Indefinite Lending Limits

2. ILL is a service available to…

a. Graduate studentsb. Faculty membersc. Any member of the general publicd. All UH students, faculty, and staff 

3. The checking out/in of ILL materials is done via…

a. The UH Libraries’ homepagesb. ILLiad WebCirculation c. Millenniumd. A handwritten entry in the ILL logbook

4.A message appearing in red type…

a. Requires that the ILL office be contacted for assistance/instruction

b. Provides visual interestc. Is a show of Cougar Prided. Requires that the color balance on your 

computer monitor be adjusted