Inter Library Loans

The Inter Library Loans service enables you to get items related to your academic studies that we do not have in our own stock.

Article requests are usually delivered online within a few days. We may buy an eBook to meet a request. In a small number of cases it is not possible to get requested material.

Contact details
email: ILL@hull.ac.uk

See why doesn't the Library have the article or book I need?

Auto-complete the request form

Please use the search box below to seach for the item (it will tell you if we already have access to the full text via paid-for or open-access routes)
If the item appears in the search results but says 'citation online (not full text)', click on the search result anyhow
You should then see an option to 'request this item via the Inter Library Loan service'. After clicking and logging in, the inter library loan request form should be automatically filled out for you.

Search beyond the University of Hull Library:

Manually complete the request form

If the auto-complete option is not available, or doesn't work, please use one of the following online forms:

Request a book
Request a chapter of a book
Request a journal article
Request a dissertation or thesis (see requesting a UK PhD thesis)
Request conference proceedings
Request technical reports (see our Standards webpage to download BSI, ISO, and other standards directly)

Annual request allowances

The following annual request allowances are available for registered members of the University of Hull. Allowances run from 1st August to the 31st July for requests funded centrally (subject to budget availability):

Academic staff and all postgraduate students: requests allowed based on need
Undergraduate students: 6 requests
Retired members of the University: 15 requests
Associate borrowers: will need to pay the charges shown below per request

Charges

You are responsible for the following charges if you are over your quota (see above) or if you are an Associate Borrower:

PDF - £9.00
Photocopies - £9.00
Loans - £12.50

Renew an Inter Library Loan book

To request a renewal of a book borrowed via the Inter Library Loan Service please email ill@hull.ac.uk

Request a UK PhD Thesis

If you require a PhD or other doctoral thesis from another UK Higher Education Institution please visit the website ethos.bl.uk. EThOS is an electronic system from the British Library allowing individuals to discover, access and archive e-theses that are produced in UK Higher Education Institutions.