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Interlibrary Loan Guide

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Looking for a research item that the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries does not have?
Let us help you find it!

Interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery services are provided by University Libraries to assist the Southern Miss community in obtaining library resources to support scholarly research, teaching, and learning.

Our services are available at all campus locations to students, faculty, and staff, as well as to members of the Friends of University Libraries and the Alumni Association. Requests should be submitted using the My Account user portal.

How to get Started!

  • Be sure you are logged into your Library Account to ensure access to all features of Seymour Info.
     
  • Please consult Seymour Info for local availability of your resource before placing an ILL request.
     
  • When entering an ILL request, the more information you can provide, the better to help us locate the resource.

Notification, Pickup, and Return

Notification

Patrons will be contacted automatically via email and/or text message once requests are filled. Physical items can be retrieved at designated service points and electronically requested item are available for download through their My Account portal. Both email and text message notifications are available. It is the patron’s responsibility to make sure the contact information in their account is current.

Pickup

Cook Library: Materials may be picked up at the joint Circulation/Interlibrary Loan desk during normal library hours.

Gulf Coast Library: Materials may be picked up at the Circulation Desk during normal library hours.

Return

Cook Library: Materials may be returned at joint Circulation/Interlibrary Loan desk during normal library hours. After hours, returned books can be placed in available book drops.

Gulf Coast Library: Materials may be returned at the Circulation Desk during normal library hours or placed in book drops located at the main entrance of the library or in book drops located at the north side entrance and in the breezeway at the Fleming Education Center.

Electronic Delivery

Interlibrary Loan provides electronic delivery of all articles in PDF format (Adobe's Portable Document Format). These articles may be accessed from the main menu of their My Account portal. The PDF file can then be accessed by clicking on the transaction number of the document.

Electronic documents will be available for view 5 times or 30 days, whichever comes first.