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Interlibrary Loan: Explanation of Interlibrary loan statuses

This guide is an overview of the interlibrary loan service.

Listed below are common statuses you will see on your Interlibrary loan requests & what they mean.

Status

Explanation

 

Awaiting Request Processing

This requested item has been submitted by the customer and has gone through the copyright clearance process, if necessary. It is now ready to be searched and requested from potential lenders.

Awaiting POD Review

This request is for an item that is being considered for a purchase on demand.

 

Awaiting Copyright Clearance

This article request must be reviewed to determine if any copyright fees need to be paid. These fees, if required, are paid by the library, not the requesting customer.

Submitted by Customer

This request has been submitted by the customer and is awaiting processing by the ILL staff.

Checked Out to Customer

The requested ILL item has arrived from the lending library, has been processed by the ILL staff, and is ready for pick-up.

Request Sent

This request has been sent to possible lending libraries and we are waiting for the item to be shipped by a lender.

 

Awaiting Unfilled Processing

The request for this item was not filled by any of the possible lending libraries that we have tried so far. We will try to identify additional libraries that claim to own the item and send the request to these additional libraries.

 

Cancelled by ILL Staff

This request has been cancelled by the ILL staff. If one of your requests is cancelled by the ILL staff, the interlibrary loan system will immediately send you an email message explaining why the item was cancelled.

 

Delivered to Web

The requested item has arrived, has been processed by the ILL staff, and has been posted to the requesting customer's personal Interlibrary loan page, where it may be viewed and/or downloaded electronically via Adobe Reader.

Request Finished

The entire request process has been completed successfully. Requests with this status are archived under the "Request History" button.

 

Awaiting Conditional Processing

A lending library has "conditionalized" our request for this item, and they have sent us a message asking us to clarify our borrowing request for the item, or they have asked us whether we are willing to comply with special conditions (high cost, restricted use, etc.) before they will lend the item.

Interlibrary Loan Librarian

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Monica Riley
Contact:
404-978-2042