First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan

To request an item through Interlibrary Loan, you must first identify yourself to the library's ILLiad system.

  • Entering your personal information into the ILLiad system means you will not have to supply the information again when making future requests.
  • Having your e-mail and regular mail addresses on file with Interlibrary Loan enables us to notify you promptly and deliver materials accurately when your request arrives in the library.
  • By specifying your EKU Email Address and ILLiad Password, you will have secure access to information about your requests. You will also be able to review the list of items you have requested in the past.

About your Username and Password

EKU Email Address

For Students: example, john_smith2@eku.edu
Activate your Student Email

For Faculty/Staff: example, john.smith@eku.edu
Information about Faculty/Staff Email

ILLiad Password

First Time User: enter your EKU ID number in the box above.

Once you logon, a registration page will appear where you can choose a new password.

Logon to ILLiad

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Policies & Procedures

  1. Interlibrary Loan service is only available for EKU faculty, staff, and students.
  2. All ILL requests must be submitted on the appropriate request forms. A separate form must be filled out for each item requested.
  3. A maximum of five (5) photocopy requests and five (5) book requests (total of 10) will be accepted at one time. When 5 of either kind are completed, 5 more of the same kind may be submitted.
  4. Allow a minimum of two weeks per request, although we will make every effort to obtain the materials as quickly as possible. Please remember that we are at the mercy of other libraries and the postal services.
  5. It is the requestor's responsibility to determine that the items being requested are not held in any of the EKU Libraries. Any requests for items owned by the Libraries will be returned.
  6. ILL service is governed by the National Interlibrary Loan Code (ALA 2001). Using these guidelines the following will not be requested:
    • Materials for Reserve
    • Textbooks currently being used at EKU

Important Copyright Information

WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

ILLiad FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Before registering, you may wish to read the ILLiad FAQ. The FAQ may answer other questions you have about the ILLiad interlibrary loan system.