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Q. What can I get through Interlibrary Loan?

Answered By: Anne Sticksel

Last Updated: Apr 07, 2017 Views: 99

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) orders materials not available at Northwestern University Library:

We will attempt to borrow or obtain the following:

Books
Dissertations
Journal Articles
Newspapers on Microfilm
Government Documents
Conference Proceedings and Papers
Technical Reports
Patents: you can access US patents for free online here
Music Scores
Photocopies from Rare Books and Manuscripts
Videos
Sound Recordings

We may attempt to locate a supplier, but the following materials can be difficult to borrow through ILL channels.

Textbooks
Rare books
Entire volumes or issues of journals
Reference books
Genealogical resources

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