Interlibrary Loan Service
An Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) is a request to borrow books in print or magazine/journal articles from libraries outside of the Mohawk College Library.
When you can't find what you’re looking for in our collection, you can use the ILLO Service and we'll try to find it for you!
About the Interlibrary Loan Service
- The ILLO Service is free and available to all current students, faculty and staff of Mohawk College
- The purpose of the ILLO Service is to provide access to resources needed to support the learning, teaching and individual research needs of the Mohawk College Community
- The Library is unable to fill ILLO requests for course textbooks, materials or fiction books
- The average wait time is approximately one week, but it can take up to two weeks or more for an item to arrive
- We cannot guarantee that a requested item will arrive before a specific date
- Loan periods are usually 14 days
- Permission to renew is granted by the lending Library
- You are financially responsible for any damage or loss of items
There are two ways to place Requests:
- Use the Library's Interlibrary Loan form to request Print or Electronic items from Libraries within Canada.
- Use the Interlibrary Loan Request Form within the Library's Search Everything tool to request Print items from any Ontario College Library.
1. How to Request Items From Any Canadian Library
You can make requests for Print or Electronic items from any Library using our Interlibrary Loan form. Before filling out the form, you will need the following information about the item/s you are requesting:
- Title of Book or Article
- Author or Editor name
- Publication Date
- Journal/Magazine Source (if an article)
- Issue, Volume, Pages Needed (if an article)
Once you have all of the information, click on the button below to complete the ILLO form.
2. How to Request Items From Any Ontario College Library
You can request Print items from any Ontario College Library using the Request Form within the Library's Search Everything tool.
Enter your search terms into the search box and choose the All Ontario Colleges option from the dropdown menu and perform a search.
Choose the item from the results list that you would like to request and click on the Check for availability link.
Click on the InterLibrary Loan Request button Note: You will be prompted to log into your Library Account if you are not already logged in.
The form will populate with most of the information needed for the request. Click on the Pickup location to select a Library location for pickup and click on the Send Request button.
If the request was successful, the following message will display.
You will also receive an email confirmation from the Library noting that your request has been received and is being processed.
To cancel a request, ensure that you are logged into your Library Account. Click on the Requests tab, find the item you would like to cancel and click on the CANCEL link.
You will be asked to confirm that you want to cancel the request by clicking on the green Cancel It button.
The Library will send you a confirmation of the cancellation via email.
Picking Up Items
You will receive an email from the Library when your item(s) are ready for pickup.
Go to the Customer Service Desk at the location you identified when completing the form, Fennell, IAHS or Stoney Creek. Present your College ID to staff so that they can complete your ILLO request and check out your item(s).
- Students: A valid ONE Card
- Faculty & Staff: A valid Employee ID card
Returning Items
Items can be returned to the Customer Service Desk at any Library location. A drop chute is located outside the Cummings Library for books returned after hours.
ILLO Service
Interlibrary Loan Support
For more information about our ILLO Service or if you have questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the ILLO Service team for assistance.
External Library Requests
External ILLO Requests refer to other Libraries requesting items from our collection to fulfill requests for their borrowers. Please email these requests to:
Contact Us
Cummings Library 905-575-2077
IAHS Library 905-296-6556
Stoney Creek Library 905-575-2504
Text Us 289-277-0114