When will my interlibrary loan arrive?
Answer
You can check the status of your inter-library loan request at any time:
- Go to our library catalogue page
- Click ‘Sign In’ at top left and enter your GSA network credentials
- Click your name at top left and select ‘My Requests’
The time it takes for your inter-library loan to arrive can vary. This is because we borrow items from many different libraries – some very large, and some very small. If the item is supplied to us by the British Library, for example, it will usually arrive in just a few days. Other libraries can take substantially take longer. For this reason, inter-library loans are not an appropriate route to obtain items that you require urgently at very short notice.
When you item arrives with us, we will notify you via your GSA email. We will not use your home or personal email – links and instructions for accessing your GSA email are available here.