If you have used E-Z Borrow in the past, you will now notice that it has a new and improved interface. Some key advantages of the new interface include more streamlined (and faster) searching, advanced search features, better and condensed search results, and improved search retrieval time. All participating libraries are searched at once, rather than being divided into search groups as they were previously. The search results are more relevant and you now have the option of sorting by relevance, title, or publication date. You will also see item availability, including if it’s available at Drexel. If Drexel owns the book, you will be given a link to the online catalog where you can place your request. Additionally, if a book is not available through E-Z Borrow, you will be given the option to request the title via ILLiad.

Please direct questions or comments about this to Lynda Sadusky via email (lsadusky@drexel.edu), or phone at (215) 762-2628.

The Drexel libraries have made some changes to our Interlibrary Loan policies, effective April 1st. Among the major changes are:

• Limits on numbers of outstanding requests per patron
• No ILL for textbooks
• No ILL for Drexel-owned items that are checked out
  

Please check out the ILL FAQ  page for more information:

http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/illfaq.html

Due to incompatibility with our ILLiad electronic Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery service, we have had to discontinue the “Order” option formerly available through the OVID database search system.  Because document requests using the OVID “Order” function could not be transferred directly in to the ILLiad system, delays in processing requests were unavoidable, and the possibility of errors increased.

Those using OVID for searching MEDLINE or other databases can take advantage of our highly-efficient Interlibrary Loan service by way of SFX.  When OVID full-text is not available, and the SFX services menu does not offer other full-text or print options, select InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad) and log in to your ILLiad account to place a request directly.  We do recommend that you review the request form to ensure that information has transferred accurately from the OVID citation to the form.

For more information about our ILLiad service, please see http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/Interlibraryloan.html.