University of Houston LibrariesInterlibrary Loan (ILL)

UH students, faculty, and staff are eligible for ILL servicesServices include:

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

Recognizing/Reading an ILL itemRequested branch pick-up (Arch. and Art)

Transaction barcode

Patron name THIS BOOKSTRAP SERVES TO IDENTIFY

ILL ITEMS BORROWED BY UH ON BEHALF OF UH PATRONS.

IT SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED

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