What is Interlibrary Loan?
Dallas College students, staff and faculty can request to borrow items (like books or journal articles) that Dallas College does not own.
Eligible Borrowers - The Dallas College Library can borrow material for currently enrolled students, faculty, staff and retirees of Dallas College.
Types of Materials - The library will attempt to borrow any item which normally circulates. We cannot borrow the following: TEXTBOOKS and other required course material; rare or valuable material; material in high demand; material with circulation restrictions such as reference, reserves, and genealogy; newly published material; material already owned by Dallas College. There is no guarantee that we can find a lender for all requests.
Time Requirements - Delivery times vary depending on the availability of the item, the location of the lending library and the delivery method; average time is 3 - 4 weeks. There is no guarantee a request will be filled.
Renewals - May or may not be granted by the lending library; contact your campus library before the due date to request renewal or login to your ILL CLIO account to submit a renewal request yourself.
The first time you login to the ILL system (CLIO) you will need to setup your account. Your name should be auto-filled. Please use your Dallas College email address as your contact. The number should be your 7 digit ID number. Choose your preferred Dallas College campus library for pickup location.
You will need to login using your Dallas College credentials.
To start a new request, hover over Request in the upper menu and choose either New Article Request or New Book Request. If you are requesting a copy of an academic article, or a copy of a chapter or portion of a book, you will use the article request. If you are requesting a physical book you will use the book request.
Fill out as much information as you have about the item you are requesting.