On average, you should allow up to three weeks. If you need journal articles urgently, just let us know. We can use electronic delivery from commercial document suppliers or other libraries, to get an article to you within 24-72 hours. If you need a book urgently, we can request that it be sent by courier from another library. To do this, you must request Rush or Priority service.
Some suppliers are cheaper, others are more expensive.
Each faculty has an annual allocation for interlibrary loans and document delivery. Check with your Subject Library or your department's Library Liaison Officer for more information. Some departments require that all requests from students be counter-signed by their supervisor or course controller. Getting a thesis Most libraries will not lend a thesis and it needs to be purchased. The purchase is paid from a departmental library allocation or purchased from departmental funds.