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Interlibrary LoanServices for Distance Learners
The UCF Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Department is committed to supporting the research of UCF online distance learners. If you have a question about a specific request, or need clarification about the following services, please contact our office.
Note
Only students taking all online classes are considered distance learners.
| UCF Document Delivery | Interlibrary Loan | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | UCF-owned articles and book chapters are scanned for electronic delivery through the ILLiad system. UCF-owned books are checked out to your library account and delivered delivered by mail to your home address. | Books and articles are located and requested from U.S. and some international libraries. Articles are delivered electronically through the ILLiad system, books are delivered by mail to your home address. |
| Fees | You are responsible for return postage for books. | Fees up to $35.00 per item subsidized by the ILL/DDS Dept. You are responsible for return postage for books. |
| Delivery Time | Articles: 24 to 48 hours Books: 5 to 10 days (Items not located at UCF Main Campus are automatically requested via interlibrary loan.) |
Articles: 5 to 10 days Books: 10 to 15 days |
| Book Loan Period | Standard checkout (Books are checked out to your UCF library account.) |
Typically 2 to 3 weeks (set by lending library) |
| Renewals | UCF-owned books requested through Document Delivery may be renewed by logging into your library account. | One, at the discretion of the lending library (typically 2 weeks). Choose the “Request Renewal” tab within ILLiad. |
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