- Place a Request via Beyond SFU (Interlibrary Loan)
- Place a Request via Union Search
- Download the Digital Copy of the Requested Item
Insert keywords or title in the search box and select “Beyond SFU (Interlibrary Loan)” at the pull-down menu on the right to look for an item (i.e. physical book, digital copy of a selected e-book chapter / e-journal article) from partner libraries
1. After you identify the desired item, click “Get it for me from other libraries”
2. Click “Sign in” to access your library account (i.e. My Library Record) under “Get it from other locations”
If the item is not owned by the SFU Library and is requestable from partner libraries, a blue box will display the options of either “Get a physical copy” or “Get a digital copy / chapter”. Click “GET IT” to request the item.
3. Fill in the details of the item (e.g. volume, issue, chapter title, page no., etc. …)
a. e-Book Chapter
b. e-Journal Article
c. Physical Copy (Indicate the volume if necessary)
.
4. Check the box to agree the conditions of use and click "SEND". A green box stating “the request was successfully submitted” will be shown after the request is submitted. The Library will then process the request.
2. Click “Sign in” to access your library account (i.e. My Library Record) under “Get it from other locations”
If the item is not owned by the SFU Library and is requestable from partner libraries, a blue box will display the options of either “Get a physical copy” or “Get a digital copy / chapter”. Click “GET IT” to request the item.
3. Fill in the details of the item (e.g. volume, issue, chapter title, page no., etc. …)
a. e-Book Chapter
b. e-Journal Article
c. Physical Copy (Indicate the volume if necessary)
.
4. Check the box to agree the conditions of use and click "SEND". A green box stating “the request was successfully submitted” will be shown after the request is submitted. The Library will then process the request.
Insert keywords or title in the search box and select “Union Search” at the pull-down menu on the right to look for a physical book from partner libraries
1. After you identify the desired item, click “please login and click here to see the availability of the ILL service”
2. Click “Interlibrary Loan” under “How to get it”
3. You will be redirected to a page instructing you to “Sign in” to access your library account
4. After signing in, click “Interlibrary Loan (ILL)”
5. Briefly check the displayed book information and click “Send Request”
6. Check the box to agree the conditions of use and click "SEND". A green box stating “the request was successfully submitted” will be shown after the request is submitted. The Library will then process the request.
2. Click “Interlibrary Loan” under “How to get it”
3. You will be redirected to a page instructing you to “Sign in” to access your library account
4. After signing in, click “Interlibrary Loan (ILL)”
5. Briefly check the displayed book information and click “Send Request”
6. Check the box to agree the conditions of use and click "SEND". A green box stating “the request was successfully submitted” will be shown after the request is submitted. The Library will then process the request.
You can check the status of delivery anytime in My Library Record. It will usually take 24 hours to process the request, subject to the response of the partner library. An e-mail notification will be sent to you when the digital copy of the item is available for download.
(Note: Upon receipt of the notification e-mail, please login to My Library Record to download the digital copy of the item in 30 days. The item can be downloaded 5 times and will be automatically deleted after 30 days.)
The status of delivery in My Library Record
The “Download” button will be displayed when the item is ready for download.
(Note: Upon receipt of the notification e-mail, please login to My Library Record to download the digital copy of the item in 30 days. The item can be downloaded 5 times and will be automatically deleted after 30 days.)
The status of delivery in My Library Record
The “Download” button will be displayed when the item is ready for download.
