Creating an Interloan Request - Searching
Every interloan request should start with a search as it will be quicker and more accurate to complete the request if you find the publication you want first. If you do not find a reference it is possible to fill in a blank form.
Search Multisearch and Google first
MultiSearch
The Library strongly recommends that you start with a search of the Library's Multisearch search option first.
- Enter the title in quotation marks for a more precise search, or use the Advanced Search option, for example "The mechanical behaviour of a reconstituted unsaturated silty clay".
- If you don't find the full-text available via Multisearch you may find a citation. In this case, follow the links to the citation (click on the title) as it will probably take you to a database which offers a link or a button "Search for Fulltext". This should lead you through to Article Linker, which if it doesn't find the full-text, will offer a link to Interloans Request Form, which will take you to the interloan form, with most if not all of the required fields already completed. (Note: until the system is fully integrated, sometime in mid-June, this link will go to the existing rather than the new interloan form). At this stage the system will need to authenticate that you are a UC user, though this is done automatically and seamlessly after your initial login - See more about logging in.
Google (or your favourite search engine)
- An increasing number of institutions are making an increasing number of research articles and other outputs freely available online. For this reason, it is well worth while spending a few minutes searching on the web.
- If you use Google, you may get results via Google Scholar, and if you have set up Google Scholar preferences correctly, you may be able to link directly to UC subscribed resources from there.
- You may also find an ISSN or ISBN for your citation which will help with searching if you need to make an interloan request.
Searching via the Interloan request system
- If you don't find full-text via the above searches, you will need to initiate an interloan request via the Interloans system. The system will need to verify you as a UC user. This is done automatically and seamlessly after your initial login. See more about logging in.
- Once logged in, you will be taken to your requests area, which will be empty initially. After you have created some requests, you will be able to see and interact with them here.
- To start the request process, you need to begin with a search, which will look for your requested resource in the NZ National Bibliography (Te Puna) and the University of Canterbury Library.
- We recommend using the Advanced Search option which will enable you to combine a number of searches together (eg author title for a book).
- For journal articles, or book chapters etc, you will need to search for the the journal or book title, for example, Journal of Cell Biology, not the article or chapter title. As title is a keyword search, it can return many results - we recommend using an ISSN search for journals if you know it.
- Once you find the publication you require (eg a journal title) click on
to the right of the record to make a request. - You will be taken to a form with the publication details filled in. If you require part of the publication (an article or chapter) fill in the part details. Check the other details (eg date item is not needed after, pickup location, any other notes) then click on Request.
- You will be asked to Accept a copyright statement to complete the request.
Getting an empty form
If your search returns no results, there is a link to the Create Request Form at the bottom of the page
