Libraries

ILL access is available to currently registered OSU students, emeritus faculty and staff with a valid ONID account.  First-time users must register for ILL and Scan & Deliver services using their ONID.  For more information about your ONID, please visit OSU Network ID. If you are an institution looking to place a request, see ILL Services for other Libraries and Institutions.

Yes.  Registering in ILL with your ONID email and mailing address enables us to notify you promptly and deliver materials accurately when your request arrives.  If you are unable to access your ONID email, we suggest you connect with the OSU Service Desk.

• If you're requesting Elsevier articles, did you know you can request them through the Library's Article Delivery Service? Go here to find out how to request an article through Article Delivery Service. 
• To place an ILL request or register for ILL and Scan & Deliver services, click here. 
• When submitting a request, provide as much citation information as possible to expedite the process. Include the ISSN or ISBN if available.
• If you need assistance with your research or citation information, please contact the Borrowing & Information desk for immediate assistance or a librarian in your given subject area.
• If you are an institution looking to place a request, see ILL Services for other Libraries and Institutions.
• If you are looking for Course Reserves or information on Course Reserves, click here.

You may submit your request through your ILL account.  When entering your account information, select the Status field which indicates you are either an Ecampus student or a Remote Faculty or Remote Staff.  Physical items will be shipped via FedEx to the address registered in your ILL account and should be returned via trackable shipping.  Ecampus students: see more info here.

ILL access is only available to currently registered OSU students, emeritus faculty and staff with a valid ONID account.  We do not offer Interlibrary Loan and Scan & Deliver services to the public.

Scan & Deliver is a service that provides quick, easy access to OSU Library's physical print collection (including microforms).  Library staff will scan and deliver requested journal articles and book chapters electronically to your ONID email.

Scan & Deliver is available to currently registered OSU students, and current faculty and staff with a valid ONID account.  For information about your ONID, visit OSU Network ID.

Submit Scan & Deliver requests through your ILL and Scan & Deliver account. To place a request or register for Scan & Deliver service, login here.

• Yes. Requests exceeding the following limits will not be scanned. You will be notified via email if the journal volume or book will be held for you at the Borrowing & Information Desk for 7 days.
• Scan & Deliver service does not include the following:
  • Copying from personal material
  • Requests (single or combined) over 50 pages, or more than 30% of a journal or book
  • Scans from items on Course Reserve
  • Items requested through ILL or Summit 
  • Maps
  • A/V items
  • Archival material
  • Materials from Special Collections, Avery Hall, and Cordley Hall

We will scan up to 100 pages for a single request.  If the request exceeds 100 pages, you will be notified via email if we will ship the journal volume or book to you instead.  If you don't want the material shipped to you, please reply to the email notification within 1 business day.  You are responsible for returning the item back to the library.

• Loans are held for 7 days.  Unclaimed items will be returned to the lending institution.  If you need more time, contact our office.
• Articles are accessible on your account for 21 days before they are automatically deleted.

Renewals are granted at the discretion of the lending library.  If you are requesting a renewal on or after the due date, contact our office. Only one renewal is allowed for ILL materials. We recommend submitting a renewal request 2-5 business days in advance of the due date. To renew ILL materials, login to your ILL account.  Click "Renew" next to the "Checked Out Items". 

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Alternatively, click on the "Actions" dropdown button and select "Renew".

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You will receive an email notification updating you on the status of your renewal request.  Keep in mind that the renewal is at the discretion of the lending library and is not guaranteed.

Yes.  All library material is subject to recall, including materials from other institutions.  If your library material is recalled, you will be notified via email of your new due date.  The material must be returned by that new due date.

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 specified condition 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 reproductions for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.  OSU Libraries reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.  For more information, please visit the OSU Libraries copyright guide or Copyright Resources.

• Contact ILL Office at:
  • Phone: 541-737-4488
  • Email: valley.ill@oregonstate.edu
  • Valley Library shipping address:

• Contact Research help at:
  • Borrowing & Information Desk phone: 541-737-7293
  • Borrowing & Information Desk email: Use this form
  • https://library.oregonstate.edu/reference
• Contact your Subject Librarian at: Liaisons to Colleges & Programs