Interlibrary Loan (Ill)

For items not available through Olin, MLN, or BOW collections:

What we can obtain:

  • Physical books
  • Individual articles
  • Single chapters from ebooks
  • Physical DVDs and media

We cannot ILL:

  • Full ebooks (copyright restrictions)
  • Current course textbooks (too high-demand)
  • Library of Things objects (rarely allowed for ILLs)

Before requesting ILL:

We don't process ILL requests for items available through MLN. Instead, place holds directly through your MLN account at olin.minlib.net.

ILL renewals:

Email ill@olin.edu before the due date. Due dates and renewal approvals are set by the lending library.