HIST 200: Historian's Craft (Rupakheti): Access Options: ILL & More

Book Chapters:

• InterLibrary Loan or ILL is a service that allows you to request materials owned by other libraries all over the US. Watch our video tutorial  for more information and a complete walkthrough. 
• Document Delivery is a service that allows you to request a scan of materials owned by the Holy Cross Libraries. To find books or journals for Document Delivery, search the catalog as normal. Document Delivery requests follow the same process as Interlibrary Loan requests. 

Requesting Book Chapters

To request a book chapter on Interlibrary Loan or Document Delivery, log into the Interlibrary Loan system....

Use your Google username and password to log-in (the same as you use for your Holy Cross e-mail).

Once you have logged in, choose "Book Chapter" under the appropriate menu: 

Then, fill out the request form. A good rule of thumb is to include at least the information you would need to cite the chapter, if possible (chapter and book author, chapter and book title, date of publication, publisher, and, ideally, page numbers). The more information you include, the more easily and quickly our staff will be able to place your request. 

Once your request has been fulfilled, you will receive a notification and link to your Holy Cross email. 

Articles: 

• InterLibrary Loan or ILL is a service that allows you to request materials owned by other libraries all over the US. Watch this video  for more information and a complete walkthrough. 
• Document Delivery is a service that allows you to request a scan of materials owned by the Holy Cross Libraries.  To find books or journals for Document Delivery, search the databases, Google Scholar, etc. as normal. Document Delivery requests follow the same process as Interlibrary Loan requests. 

Requesting Articles from a Database

If you have found an article you would like to request in the article databases and no electronic access is available, you can use the  button to request an article on Interlibrary Loan or Document Delivery.

Click the  button. When the pop-up box opens, choose  

Use your Google username and password to log-in (the same as you use for your Holy Cross e-mail).

You should be brought automatically to the Article Request form. The database will fill out most information for you. Check to make sure the information entered is accurate (to help us find your article sooner!).  A good rule of thumb is to include at least the information you would need to cite the chapter, if possible (author, article and journal title, volume, issue, and page numbers). The more information you include, the more easily and quickly our staff will be able to place your request. 

Once your request has been fulfilled, you will receive a notification and link to your Holy Cross email. 

Requesting Other Articles

If you have found an article you would like to request by means other than the article databases, log into the Interlibrary Loan system....

Use your Google username and password to log-in (the same as you use for your Holy Cross e-mail).

Once you have logged in, choose "Article" under the appropriate menu: 

Then, fill out the request form. A good rule of thumb is to include at least the information you would need to cite the article (author, article and journal title, volume, issue, and page numbers). The more information you include, the more easily and quickly our staff will be able to place your request. 

Once your request has been fulfilled, you will receive a notification and link to your Holy Cross email.