Interlibrary Loan

This service is available to all faculty, staff, students, and residents of the School of Medicine. Work related materials not owned by the Medical Library may be borrowed from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.

Hours: 8:00AM - 4:30PM, Mon - Fri
Phone: 217-545-2118
Email: IntLibLoan@siumed.edu

Article/book chapter

If the material is not owned by the SIU Medical Library, use the Article/book chapter request form.

Article/book chapter request form

  • Interlibrary loan response time depends on the availability and supplier of the item. Article requests are generally filled within 72 hours. Materials are sent via email unless otherwise noted.
  • For patient care emergencies and other urgent situations, the Medical Library can obtain articles on a rush basis.
  • IF THIS REQUEST REQUIRES SPECIAL HANDLING (RUSH/URGENT) PLEASE CONTACT INTERLIBRARY LOAN AT 217-545-2118 OR CIRCULATION AT 217-545-2122

Books/media

Books or media available from another I-Share Library can be requested using a personal Primo VE account:

How to request books in your Primo (PVE) Account.pdf
  • Interlibrary loan response time depends on the availability and supplier of the item.
  • Book requests can take up to 10 days.
  • Books must be picked up at the Medical Library.

For books or media is not owned by the SIU Medical Library or an I-Share library use the  book/media request Form:

Book/media request form

Interlibrary Loan policy

Users are responsible for overdue or lost book charges incurred for materials borrowed from another library.

For materials owned by SIU School of Medicine - Library Mediated Copy Service is available only to departments that have subscribed to the service..

The Library currently supports service charges and/or fees incurred in obtaining items from other sources, with a few limitations.

Patrons are limited to $200 per person per Fiscal Year for charges incurred from other libraries or resources. The library does not support charges for a single article over $60.00 that exceeds copyright compliance. The cost of requests that exceed copyright guidelines and require payment of a Royalty Fee to a publisher must be covered by the requestor's department and prior approval must be obtained before ordering the article.  

We do not loan outside the continental United States.

CDs and DVDs do not circulate with books.

Other libraries

Interlibrary loan services are also provided to other libraries in the state, region, and country. Email IntLibLoan@siumed.edu for more information.

Unaffiliated health professionals

The Medical Library serves as a host library for unaffiliated health professionals using Document Delivery. Regular interlibrary loan fees apply to this service. To obtain registration information for Document Delivery Services, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Department.