Interlibrary Loan

Request Items from Other Libraries

Wheaton College faculty, staff, and students can request items from other libraries to be delivered to Wheaton via two systems.

I-Share

I-Share is an online catalog operated by and for the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) to support library resource sharing among 90+ participating member institutions. Wheaton College faculty, staff and students may search the collections of other I-Share institutions and directly request delivery of circulating items to the library.

If the library does not have a desired item, request it from I-Share if possible.

I-Share Account

ILLiad

ILLiad is the electronic system that the library uses to enable requests for books, articles, DVDs, microfilm and more from thousands of other libraries beyond I-Share. If neither Wheaton nor I-Share can supply a desired item, request it via ILLiad.

The Wheaton College Library provide scans of articles and chapters in the Wheaton College Library's collections via a request through ILLiad.

ILLiad Account

Loan Periods

  • Loan periods for I-Share items are set by the consortia. Please view your I-Share account to see current due dates.
  • Loan periods for ILLiad items vary depending on the lending library’s policies. Please view your ILLiad account to see current due dates.

Receiving Items

  • You will be notified by email when an item is available.
    • I-Share items normally arrive in 3-5 business days.
    • ILLiad items normally arrive in 1-2 weeks.
  • Pick-up time allowed:
    • I-Share items should be picked up within 1 week, or they will be returned. 
    • If ILLiad items are not picked up by their due date, they will be returned.
  • You will be notified by email when a requested article is ready for viewing in your ILLiad account; electronic deliveries usually occur in 1 to 3 days, and the article will expire (disappear) after 4 weeks. Please download and save the article to keep it longer.

Blocked Accounts

I-Share blocks you from placing requests or renewals if you have

  • 25 overdue items
  • 1 recalled item that is also overdue
  • 3 lost items
  • 10 “claims returned” items (you believe an item was returned, but the library does not have it)
  • 10 “self-shelved” items (you return the item to the shelf without putting it through the check-in process)
  • $200 in fees

In ILLiad, you are blocked from placing requests or renewals if you have

  • An excessively overdue item
  • A lost item fee

Cancelled Requests

I-Share and ILLiad requests may be cancelled when

  • You cancel the request in your account
  • You do not pick up the item by its expiration date
  • The item cannot be supplied by any library

For Faculty

See Faculty Borrowing for information about:

  • Authorizing TAs to borrow via I-Share and ILLiad on your behalf

Borrow from other libraries in person

Normally, current Wheaton College students, staff, and faculty may present their Wheaton College ID card to borrow items at institutions belonging to the following groups:

  • I-Share (90+ academic libraries in Illinois) – See a list of I-Share libraries.
  • Atla (American Theological Library Association)- See a list of Atla libraries.
  • Please contact libraries before visiting to confirm admission procedures.

Lending

For complete information for libraries seeking to borrow from Wheaton College via ILL, please visit the Interlibrary Loan Lending Information and Policies page.

Questions? 

Visit our interlibrary loan FAQs

Interlibrary Loan
630.752.5843   
interlibrary.loan@wheaton.edu