Account
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.
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.
Requesting
We can't guarantee that everything that comes through ILL will be screen reader accessible because not all institutions have the capability of providing smart PDFs. If you need your documents OCR'd (Optical Character Recognition), please leave a note when you submit your request, email valley.ill@oregonstate.edu, or phone at 541-737-4488 and we will work to see if we can find a solution. We understand that this is not a standard practice amongst ILL departments, and we are advocating to have this standard changed.
Requesting current textbooks through ILL is not a recommended option. It can be difficult to find a library which owns or will lend a specific textbook. We will attempt to borrow these types of materials, but we are usually unsuccessful and it is unlikely that a textbook request will be filled. ILL cannot serve as a substitute source for current course material. (For more information about course reserves, click here.)
ILL Request Status | What Does This Status Mean? |
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Awaiting Copyright Clearance | Requests in this queue are usually articles are missing some citation information, like an ISSN, or volume or page numbers. Staff will need to investigate to complete the citation. |
Awaiting Request Processing | Requests in this queue are waiting for staff to determine the libraries we want to try to borrow from. |
Awaiting Unfilled Processing | Requests in this queue were unable to be filled, and are waiting for staff to find more lenders or determine an alternate course of action. |
Awaiting Intermediate Processing | Requests in this queue are usually rarer items, or harder to request. This will often include international or old books and conference proceedings, or other items library staff need to research deeper to attempt to borrow. |
Awaiting RAPID Request Sending | Requests in this queue are waiting to be sent by the system to participating RAPID libraries. These are usually articles and should be out of the queue fairly quickly. |
Awaiting RAPID Local Request Processing | Requests in this queue are usually articles where OSU owns the journal. These will be filled via Scan and Deliver. |
Customer Notified via E-Mail | Requests in this queue are waiting to be picked up. The patron has received a hold notice letter and the item is on the hold shelf. |
Contact Made and Awaiting Response | If a request is in this queue, library staff are attempting to contact the patron for further information. Library staff may cancel the request if they do not receive a response. |
CR/Textbook Contact Made | If a request is in this queue, library staff suspect this may be a current textbook and are attempting to contact the patron for further information. |
Checked Out to Customer | Requests in this queue are checked out to the customer. |
Request in Processing | Requests in this queue are currently being worked on by OSUL staff. |
Request Sent | Requests in this queue have been sent to partner libraries and will hopefully be on the way, if a lender is found. |
Request Finished | Requests in this queue are finished. |
Delivered to Web | Requests in this queue are articles that have been delivered and should be accessible through your ILL account as well as through an email. |
Cancelled by ILL Staff | Requests in this queue have been cancelled, usually because the item is not borrowable for some reason. |
If you are looking to check the status on your Summit request, check out the Summit statuses here.
Scan & Deliver
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.
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.
Delivery, Checkout, & Return
Yes. Alternate Borrowers applications are available online or at the Borrowing & Information Desk. Bring the completed form along with photo ID to the Borrowing & Information Desk of the Valley Library or email a copy of the completed form to valley.library@oregonstate.edu. After the application has been processed, alternate borrowers will need to bring their own OSU ID when they pick up your ILL materials.
ILL material should be returned to one of our OSU Library locations (Valley, Guin, or OSU-Cascades Library). Return all ILL material with the original ILL paper band and any included paperwork.
Valley Library shipping address is:
Oregon State University Valley Library - ILL 121 The Valley Library 201 SW Waldo Pl. Corvallis, OR 97331-3411
Guin Library shipping address is:
Guin Library 2030 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365
OSU-Cascades Library shipping address is:
OSU-Cascades Library Tykeson Hall 202 1500 SW Chandler Avenue Bend, OR 97702*Recalled ILL materials are materials in which the lending institution has requested for the immediate return.
If you damage your ILL item, we strongly encourage you to contact us first before providing a replacement copy. We will connect with the lending institution to see if they will accept a replacement copy. If they do not, you will be charged a replacement fee.
Terms and Conditions
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".
Alternatively, click on the "Actions" dropdown button and select "Renew".
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.
ILL Services for other Libraries and Institutions
If you are an OCLC institution, submit an OCLC request. For non-OCLC participating institutions, register for an OSU ILL account using the "New Institution Registration" before requesting materials. If your institution is registered, you can login at the institution login page. Questions? Contact our office.
Yes. All electronic materials supplied to institutions are screen reader accessible.
Our Theses and Dissertations are freely available online via our ScholarsArchive. For more information, contact ScholarsArchive.
Item Type | Loan Period | Renewals Allowed |
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Books | 16 weeks | Yes |
Music Scores/CDs | 16 weeks | Yes |
Periodicals | 4 weeks | Yes |
Microforms | 4 weeks | No |
VHS/DVDs | 3 weeks | No |
Maps | 3 weeks | No |
Master's Theses/ Ph.D. Dissertations | We supply non-embargoed URL to digitized copy | N/A |
Oregon academic/school/public libraries, Consortia partners | FREE
All US government agencies and libraries (state and federal) | FREE
Out of state, For-profit, and Oregon special libraries | FREE
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International Article | FREE
International Loan | FREE
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Rush | FREE
Digitized Theses/Dissertations | FREE
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