Mount A Libraries: Services and Facilities: Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Services

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a service that will facilitate getting access to research resources not available at MtA Libraries from other libraries. The service is free as the costs are absorbed by the Libraries

FAQs & Help Guide | ILL Policy | Info for Libraries

Place ILL Request

Contact

nbsam@mta.ca | 506-364-2212

Finding Resources

ILL requests can be placed for items found many places, such as:

Searching Novanet
Searching other library catalogues
From Google Scholar citations
Sources cited in other publications (eg. references, works cited, bibliographies, etc.)
- Placing ILL requests from known citations

Place Requests for a Known Citation

Optimal Method

Use Citation Search
Choose Article or Book
Enter citation details
- For best results, include a title, ISSN, ISBN, DOI or PMID
Click SEARCH (it will search Novanet for the specific item)
Scroll to the Availability & Request section of the item record and see request options:
- Request Item: place a request on locally held item
- Request Chapter or Article: request a chapter or article be scanned from the item
- Request from other libraries: request the physical loan or a copy from the item from other library
The citation should import into the form
Add additional information if relevant, agree to usage terms, and click SEND REQUEST

Alternate Method

Use the Blank ILL form
Check the 'I only need a specific chapter or pages' if a section is needed
Enter citation details
Choose a pickup institution and library
- The pickup institution can be set to any Novanet library for items supplied from Novanet libraries
  - If supplied from outside of Novanet libraries the pickup will revert to MtA libraries
  - A pickup library is required for copy requests however delivery is via email
Add any additional information is needed, agree to the usage terms, and click SEND REQUEST

Other Library Catalogues

Multi-Library Worldwide Catalogue

Search a database of the combined catalogs of hundreds of libraries worldwide:

Worldcat
- Simplified single search box with an advanced search option
MtA Worldcat Discovery
- Search MtA resources or expand to libraries worldwide. MtA doesn't have it? Place an interlibrary loan request using the link under 'Access Options'
FirstSearch
- MtA login required, offers advanced or more precise searching of Worldcat

Atlantic Canada

Novanet
- MtA Libraries and Nova Scotia post secondary libraries shared catalogue
  - see full list of members
University of New Brunswick
Université de Moncton
Memorial University
New Brunswick Public Libraries

Canada

Voilà
- Canada’s National Union Catalogue (holdings at Library and Archives Canada and libraries across Canada
Aurora
- Library and Archives Canada’s catalogue
Federal Science Library Network
- Portal to several Government department catalogues:
  - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  - Environment and Climate Change Canada
  - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  - Health Canada
  - National Research Council Canada
  - Natural Resources Canada
  - Public Health Agency of Canada
NEOS
- Shared catalogue for the central Alberta library consortium

International

Worldcat
- Simplified search of a database of the combined catalogs of hundreds of libraries worldwide (advanced search option)
MtA Worldcat
- Search MtA resources or expand to libraries worldwide. MtA doesn't have it? Place an interlibrary loan request using the link under 'Access Options'
FirstSearch
- MtA login required, offers advanced or more precise searching of Worldcat
Library of Congress
The European Library
- Access the collections of National and leading Research Libraries of Europe
Browse Online Libraries Worldwide
- List of Public, National, Academic, School, & Special Libraries by region

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