Request Items

Log in to ILLiad to place requests for items not held by the UT Libraries

Resource Sharing serves UT Knoxville faculty, staff, and students by locating and delivering material not available at the University Libraries.

Please take this opportunity to make sure to review “Your Account” settings within ILLiad and make sure your departmental address is correct. If you no longer want campus delivery, please update your account to reflect this or contact us and we will make the changes for you.

Please contact sharing@utk.edu with questions

Be aware of these two important policies:

No Textbooks – Resource Sharing cannot serve as a replacement for purchasing your course textbooks. Requests for titles on the current textbook list will be cancelled. If you find acquiring any course text difficult, inform your instructor and request placement of course materials into our Course Reserves.

No Repeat Loans – Resource Sharing provides short-term loans (2-4 weeks average). Do not reorder the same item multiple times. If you need a book longer than a typical interlibrary loan and one renewal provides, consider recommending the item for library purchase.

Tips for Faster Service

• Always verify that we do not already have access to the needed item by searching in OneSearch.
• Make sure your citations are as accurate as possible, including authors, titles, and ISSN’s or ISBN’s when available. Inclusion of ISBN, ISSN, or OCLC number may result in faster, automated processing.
• Only include the exact information requested in the fields. Character limits prevent us from seeing extra information. Use the notes field to provide additional information, preferences, etc.

Request 2 Week Renewals Online via ILLiad - 

**Renewals are entirely at the discretion of the lending library. 2 weeks will automatically be added to your due date, but the request could be denied, and the due date changed back to the original.**

1. Log into ILLiad.
2. Under Checked Out Items, select an item to renew.
3. Click the Request Renewal button. If you can renew the item, the renewal will be placed. Note that some libraries loan materials with the condition of no renewals.

You may request only one renewal per item. If the lending library doesn’t agree to your two-week request, Resource Sharing will notify you via email with the date to return the item.

Please let us know if a change is needed