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Library Service During Renovation: Interlibrary Loan

Welcome

Welcome to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system at Denver Seminary Library. If there is a book, chapter of a book, an article or essay that we do not own, we can borrow it from another library for you. ILL is a free service to our current students, faculty and staff. Just fill out the ILL request form and submit it to our ILL office. Our ILL staff will put in the request for you.

ILL Services

There are several options available to request interlibrary loan services through the Denver Seminary library and other libraries.

Denver Seminary Library

Option #1: Library Online Catalog

When you encounter an ILL eligible item from the catalog, click the Request Item through Interlibrary Loan button from the Access Options box.

Complete the Request form. A member of the library staff will contact you when the item is ready.

Option #2: Request Form

Please fill out your personal information along with book or article details. Confirm you have read the copyright notice and then submit!

Option #3: EBSCO databases

When an article from one of our EBSCO databases is not available, an ILL option will appear. Complete the EBSCO form to request the article. 

Other Libraries

Atla Reciprocal Borrowing Program

The Atla Reciprocal Borrowing Program creates an arrangement between participating North American Atla Institutional Members and Affiliate Candidate Libraries to grant check-out privileges to each other’s patrons/students. A patron/student walks into a participating library, shows proof of current enrollment at another participating library, and checks out materials based on its local lending policies.
Denver Area Libraries
A collection of public, theological, and academic libraries in the greater Denver, Colorado area.

Libraries Using the Same Library System

Denver Seminary uses WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library system. Many libraries use the same system and make their catalog records searchable from the library catalog. To view which WMS libraries hold a particular book or journal, click on a desired title to view its details.

  • Scroll down to the page to Other Availability and Holdings then click on the Other Libraries Worldwide button.  
  • Enter a State, city, or zipcode to identify libraries holding a desired item.
  • Current students, faculty, and staff may request ILL materials.
  • Associated faculty are eligible during the semesters in which they are teaching.
  • Any book, article or thesis that is not owned by the Carey S. Thomas Library may be requested.
  • Library items that are lost, or missing may be requested.
  • Items checked out to another patron may not be requested.
  • Because the Library does not mail books, students, faculty and staff who cannot come to the Denver Campus Library may request articles, chapters, and essays to be emailed to them.
  • Please limit ILL requests to no more than 10 items per week.

Dissertations & Theses

  • Please allow three weeks for books.
  • Articles, chapters, and essays may be available within days since they are provided by emailed PDF.

 

  • Articles, chapters, and essays will be emailed directly to you.
  • You will receive email notification from the ILL office when books are ready for pickup in the Library.
  • Lending libraries set the due dates; they may grant renewals. Contact the ILL office at least 4 days before the item is due to request a renewal.
  • Articles, chapters, and essays received by email do not need to be returned.
  • Return books at the circulation desk of the Denver Campus Library.
  • The ILL office will try to acquire items at no charge. Those willing to incur interlibrary loan fees should indicate the maximum they are willing to pay on their request form. Fees will only be charged upon approval of the patron.
  • Items are the responsibility of the patron who is in possession of them. If an item is damaged or lost while in your possession, you will be charged for the damage or replacement.
  • Books not picked up within two weeks of arrival notification will result in a $5.00 charge per item.