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Visit us at the circulation desk
Email us at xlcirc@slu.edu
Call us at 314-977-3081
At the Vincent C. Immel Law Library, you may request books through one of our online catalogs. When beginning your search, start locally with the SLU catalog. If your item is unavailable, meaning a status other than "Not Checked Out" or "New Books", or if your item cannot be located your next step can be to search the MOBIUS catalog. Should the item you want to request not be available in MOBIUS, you can make an ILLiad request. ILLiad requesting instructions can be found at the bottom of this page.
***Most importantly*** Check with the other journal staff members before requesting to ensure it has not already been requested. Duplicate requests consume valuable staff time and library resources and are not accepted through interlibrary loan, unless there is a discrepancy.
Once your item has arrived, you will have seven days to pick it up if it is a request from the SLU catalog and ten days if it is a request from the MOBIUS catalog. ILLiad items are automatically checked out to you and held on the holdshelf until the due date of the item. Due dates vary from library to library.
Please be sure to leave all bands on the material as well as keep any paperwork that comes with the material. This paperwork has information essential in returning the material to the home library and may include any information about the condition in which the item was received.
Please note, e-books cannot be requested through ILLIad.
Start your search at the SLU catalog. Requests can be made via the SLU catalog using your banner ID number and PIN number. Follow the steps below to request an item:
Tips to remember:
MOBIUS is a consortium of 79 members which includes 64 academic libraries, 10 public libraries, 4 special libraries, and the Missouri State Library, The MOBIUS consortium extends to libraries in Iowa and Arkansas.
Before requesting check with the other journal staff members to ensure it has not already been requested. Duplicate requests consume valuable staff time and library resources and are not accepted through interlibrary loan, unless there is a discrepancy.
To request from a MOBIUS library once you have found the item you are looking for take the following steps:
You can only have 20 MOBIUS items on your account at one time. Once you have requested an item in the MOBIUS catalog, go back to the SLU catalog to begin searching for the next item, as not to use a MOBIUS request on an item available in the SLU catalog.
Can't find it in MOBIUS? Check out the ILLiad section of this guide for more information.
How long will it take for my request to come in?
Items from our Locust Street offsite storage generally arrive in 24-48 hours.
SLULink items generally take 3-5 business days.
How long can I keep my requests?
From a SLU Library: 120 days
MOBIUS Library: 28 or 120 days
How long will my item be held for me to pick up?
SLU requests: 7 days
MOBIUS requests: 10 days
How do I renew my item?
SLU items will be automatically renewed twice unless it has been requested, recalled, or it is a part of a reserved library collection. Your new due date will be at the bottom of the automated email notification. MOBIUS items will have one 40 day loan period with no renewals..
Article requests can include articles found in journals, newspaper articles, chapter requests, and statute requests.
All article requests should be made through ILLiad with two exceptions:
Before requesting:
If unavailable, and you have complete citation information, log in to ILLiad and submit an article request.
Before submitting an ILLiad request, check to see if the item you need is available at the law library or electronically through the SLU catalog. Also, check with the other journal staff members before requesting to ensure it has not already been requested. Duplicate requests consume valuable staff time and library resources and are not accepted through interlibrary loan, unless there is a discrepancy.
If the item you want to request is unavailable, and you have complete citation information, log in to ILLiad and submit an article request. ILLiad, is a web-based interlibrary loan system, only available to current students, faculty, and staff at Saint Louis University Law School. Once you set up an ILLiad account you can:
You will use your SLU credentials to sign in to your ILLiad account. Should you need to set up an ILLiad account you will need to fill in the following information:
When filling out the request form be sure to include:
At the bottom of the form, there is a "Notes" field. This field can contain 4,000+ characters. Tell us everything! You can put your entire citation here. If you have talked with a research librarian, let us know. The more we know, the better equipped we are at getting you what you request.
When your item comes in you will be notified via e-mail. You can pick it up at the circulation desk. You will need to sign a checkout slip acknowledging you picked the item up.
When filling out the request be sure to include:
At the bottom of the form, there is a "Notes" field. This field can contain 4,000+ characters. Tell us everything! You can put your entire citation here. If you have talked with a research librarian, let us know. The more we know, the better equipped we are at getting you what you request.
Use the article request from to request book chapters for books not available in the SLU or MOBIUS catalogs, and statutes
Chapter Requests
Statutes
At the bottom of the form, there is a "Notes" field. This field can contain 4,000+ characters. Tell us everything! You can put your entire citation here. If you have talked with a research librarian, let us know. The more we know, the better equipped we are at getting you what you request.
ILLiad Frequently Asked Questions
How long will it take for my request to come in?
The length of time it takes for a request comes in is individual to each request. Books generally take more time than articles, but it all depends on if the library we request the item from has it on their shelves and how quickly they can send it out to us.
How long can I keep my requests?
Due dates depend on the lending library. Some libraries will give a long due date, but not allow renewals while others have a shorter due date, but one renewal. If the due date is close and we are not able to renew the item, we ask that you scan any sections you need and return the item so it can be sent back to the lending library.
Articles will stay in your ILLiad account for 30 days. We encourage you to download and save or print your articles when you receive them.
How do I renew my item?
Send an email to the xlcirc@slu.edu with the TN number of your item and we will request a renewal from the lending library.
Can I request just the table of contents for a journal article?
As a matter of policy, the table of contents for journal articles owned electronically is not requestable through interlibrary loan.
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