Interlibrary Loan  

We Can Borrow

Journal articles (both print and digital)

Books

Audio-visual material

Microfilm

Theses

We Cannot Borrow

E-books

Course textbooks

Some reference items

The Interlibrary Loan Department is committed to obtaining materials not owned by Forsyth Library that are needed to support the research and teaching needs of Fort Hays State University's students, faculty and staff.

Request using the Interlibrary Loan online form:

Select and complete the form for the material you wish to order:

• Returnables (includes books, theses, audiovisual material, or other items that need to be returned to the lending library)
• Journal articles

Request using the WorldCat database:

• Go to WorldCat (you will need to be signed in with your TigerTracks to access it)
• Search for books or other returnables by keyword, title, author etc.
• Select a book and click on the title.
• Click on the black ILL icon at the top of the page:
• Fill out the form and submit.  If you want to request more items, return to your list of results and repeat this process; your personal information will stay in the request form until you close out of the database.

How Long Does it Take?

Books and other materials which must be returned to the lending library, sometimes arrive within one or two days, but may take up to two weeks to arrive.

Most journal articles will arrive in your e-mail within 24 hours, possibly sooner.

When Requested Materials Arrive:

Books and other items with due dates, can be picked up from the service desk on the main floor of the library. Patrons can return these items to this desk, or to the Interlibrary Loan department in Room 112 on the main floor.

Patrons will receive e-mail notification when their requested journal articles arrive.  These documents can be accessed by opening the PDF attachment, or by using the provided password and URL to access the document online.