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Online and Distance Education Services

Information about obtaining materials for online, distance and FLEX option students and faculty.

How to Make a Request

Borrowing through ILLiad. 1 ILLiad Request. 2 Get MaterialsStudents 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 ePanther ID and password at the link
  • A request screen will be generated that is already filled in with information from your citation.
  • Click on "Submit Request."

Make Requests

Request through Search@UW

  • Search for the item you want. Click the Get It tab.
  • Log in using the Sign-in for more options button.
  • Then click "Request A Copy" to access the ILLiad form.​

​Screen grab of the "Request a copy "link to use to obtain an item via interlibrary loan.

Request through WorldCat

  • Locate the title you need and click Request Item 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 "Find It!" 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.

​​A screen grab of an autofilled ILLiad form.

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, etc.

  • Qualified 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.