How to Set Up an Interlibrary Loan Account
Channel: University of Alabama Libraries
Date: 2019-11-08

A quick video walkthrough of interlibrary loan (ILL) account setup for library users at the University of Alabama. Use ILL to request items that we don't have in our collections or subscriptions, or to retrieve items from our off-site Libraries Annex. Also includes setup instructions for Distance Education students. 

Transcript: 
Hi, my name is Jon, I'm a librarian at the University of Alabama and this is a quick demonstration of how to set up an interlibrary loan account. 

Starting at the libraries homepage, find the link to Interlibrary loan in the quick menu. Use your MyBama username and password to set up your account or log in. 

Once you've logged in, go to the "User Information" settings under "Tools" in the left-column. At the top of the User Info page, verify or enter your Name, 8-digit CWID, and UA email address. 

Further down the page, verify or enter your Phone Number, Mailing Address, status, and department. 

Campus users select "Hold for Pickup" under the Loan Delivery Method menu; meaning your loaned items will be held at the desk of the library location you choose when you make a loan request. 

Distance Ed. users can select "Mail to Address" here to have items sent to them directly. Just make sure that your address information is correct and that you set your status to "Distance Education" in the status menu. 

Once your account is set up, you can use the menus on the main page to make New Requests for books or articles we do not have in our collection, or for items stored in our off-site Annex.

You can also view info about your requests and loan activity, or revise your account information. 

Links to more specific videos about using our interlibrary loan services can be found in the video description. 

That's all for now, thanks for watching. If you have questions about interlibrary loan, you can email us at illstaff@ua.edu, call us at 205-348-4018, or visit ask.lib.ua.edu to Ask-A-Librarian.