Interlibrary Loan is used to order books and articles not available at the Health Sciences Library.
How do I order Interlibrary Loan material?
Items can be ordered through Illiad, the electronic Interlibrary Loan ordering system. Please use the following link to access the Illiad system for the Cleveland Health Sciences Library. https://chsl.hosts.atlas-sys.com/ILLiad/logon.html
If you are new to Illiad, click on the first-time users' link under the login box to register for an Illiad account.
Before requesting material, please check the e-journal portal and the library catalog to see what you can access online or in print without putting a request into Illiad.
What are the requirements for an Illiad account?
You must be a current faculty, staff, or student in the Nursing, Dental, or Medical School and other Health Sciences related departments to get an Illiad account with the Health Sciences Library. Residents at University and Metro Health Hospitals also have access to our Interlibrary Loan services. Once all the necessary information is filled in, you can start submitting your requests. Please make sure you choose the correct status and department when you register, and that you are logging into the correct Illiad site.
What can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan?
Articles, books, dissertations, and meeting abstracts. We do not order textbooks currently being used for classes, audiovisual material, or study guides. Leisure reading material should be ordered through Ohiolink, online booksellers, or your public or county library.
What information is needed to order materials through Illiad?
If you have the ISSN, PMID, or DOI number please include that information on the request form in the box marked ISSN, DOI, or PMID.
Is there a fee for Interlibrary Loan Service?
The ILL service is free to faculty, staff, and students, and residents at University Hospitals and MetroHealth Hospital. All other community members, please contact the Interlibrary loan office at 216-368-6424 or chsl-ill@case.edu for information regarding available services and fees.
How long does it take to receive the ILL material?
An article can take 24 hours or up to 7 to 10 days. Once available, you will receive an email telling you to log into your Illiad account to retrieve your article. A book can take a week or more, depending on its location and how it is sent. You will receive an email to pick it up at the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of the Allen Medical Library.
IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
Can a book be renewed?
That depends on the lending library. We will contact them, and if they say yes, you will receive an email with the new due date. If the renewal is denied, the book should be returned on or before the due date. Request another copy if the book is needed longer, we will try to get if for you from another library.
How do I renew a book?
Then click on the transaction number, another screen with the book request will open
At the top of that screen click the renewal request button, this will send a message to let us know to contact the lending library for the renewal.
