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The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Department at Roberts-LaForge Library strives to fill all requests in a reasonable amount of time. We cannot predict when your material will arrive as various factors can expedite or delay the process. The average turnaround time for an article is five business days and ten business days for a book. If you have a question regarding your request or any other ILL-related issue, please contact Janet Horne in the Interlibrary Loan Department at jhorne@deltastate.edu or by phone 662.846.4448.

• The maximum number of books/materials patrons are allowed to borrow through ILL at any one time is fifteen.
• Please call at least three business days prior to the due date to renew an ILL book. The lending institution must authorize extensions.
• Friends of the Library Platinum Lifetime users are the only Friends members allowed to use ILL Services.

Call: 662-846-4431

Email: refdesk@deltastate.edu

 ILL is a service which attempts to borrow needed materials that the Roberts-LaForge Library does not own. Local students, faculty and staff must come to the library to check out or make copies of materials that we do own.

You may request an Interlibrary Loan by completing a form in one of the following formats:

• Paper forms are available at the Serials/Interlibrary Loan Desk on the 2nd floor of Roberts-LaForge Library.
• Request a book here
• Request a journal article here
• Download a PDF version of the form

You will be notified via email when your ILL materials arrive. Articles will be emailed as a PDF file and books must be picked up at the Serials/ILL desk. If there are any special lending restrictions or quality issues, you may be contacted by telephone to discuss those issues. If we are unable to fill your request, you will be contacted via the email address you provided on your request form.

Note: To view a PDF file, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it for free.

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For students who do not come to campus and meet certain distance requirements, they may declare themselves as a distance education student to receive certain privileges. To request this service, you must complete the Distance Education Verification Form before submitting a request. If this form has not been submitted, your request will be treated as a regular Interlibrary Loan request. Please read the Distance Education page to determine if you are eligible for these services. Please note that while Distance Education forms look similar to those used for Interlibrary Loan, they are completely different forms. Please use the appropriate forms. 

For additional information regarding ILL, check out the "Interlibrary Loan Frequently Asked Questions" page on the Library’s website.

Telephone: (662) 846-4448

Fax: (662) 846-4435

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