How to Make a Request
Fully online students and faculty can request everything they need through ILLiad.
- Find the items you need in Search@UW, WorldCat, or a UWM database.
- Click the "Find It" or "Request It" button. This will take you to the "ILLiad Logon Screen"
- Enter your 11-digit UWM ID number and your last name or ePanther ID and password to log in.
- A request screen will be generated that is already filled in with information from your citation.
- Click on "Submit Request."
Note: partially online students and faculty can use UW Libraries System Borrowing to have materials from within the UW system sent to the UW location nearest them. Check out the "Online Library" tab for more information. They may still use ILLiad to borrow items not available in the UW System.
Make Requests
Request through Search@UW
- Search for the item you want. Click the
tab. - Log in using the
button. - Then click "Request A Copy" to access the ILLiad form.
tab.
button.
Request through WorldCat
- Locate the title you need and click
to access the ILLiad form.
to access the ILLiad form.Request from a UWM Database
- Use any UWM database to search your topic.
- If we don't have access to the article you want, click on
to access the ILLiad form.
to access the ILLiad form.Already know the title of the book or the exact citation of the article?
- Manually enter this information into the appropriate ILLiad request form.
- Fill out all the required fields, this will speed up the process. Any extra information that you have can go in the notes field.
In general, interlibrary loan requests take between 2-3 days for articles and 10-14 days to fill books. Some requests may take longer.
Receiving Items Through ILLiad
Returnables: Books, CDs, DVDs, ect.
- Fully online students can have ILLiad requests sent directly to their homes.
Non-Returnables: Articles, Book chapters, etc.
- All students and faculty can view electronic copies of the items they requested online through ILLiad.
This video will demonstrate how to access your electronically received articles in ILLiad.
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