UCC Library: Inter Library Loans: Making an Application

Making an Application

Complete the New Article Request form (also used for book chapters), or the New Book Request form if seeking a physical item. Please note that a charge continues to apply for loan requests, and that many libraries are not lending material at present, so it may not be possible to source items quickly, or at all.
You will then receive an email.
Once the item has been received, you will be notified by email, either with a link to the item, or to collect it from the Library Services Desk on Q floor of the Library.

Please note , you must login with your UCC Credentials

Details needed for application form

Provide as much information about a request as you can at the outset to ensure the item arrives quickly.

Requests for books should include:

Author
Title
Place of publication
Publisher
Date of publication
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) (generally don't exist for books published prior to 1966)

Example of book citation
Smyth, William J., Map-making, landscapes and memory: a geography of colonial and early modern Ireland, Cork, Cork University Press, 2006, ISBN 1859183972

Requests for articles should include:

Author
Title of article
Title of journal
Year
Volume and/or part/issue number and
Page numbers

Example of article citation:
Hodges, Chris. “The influence of nanoparticles on polystyrene adhesion” Advanced Powder Technology, 2010, 21, 1, 13-18

Many readers use the Trinity College, Dublin catalogue as a reference source, and while this is useful for checking bibliographic data, readers should be advised that all stock lent from TCD can be consulted only within the library.

Other useful sources for bibliographical data include:

LIBRARY HUB DISCOVER (major UK libraries)

IRISH PUBLIC LIBRARIES
OCLC FirstSearch