Interlibrary Loan

Due to the Canada Post labour strike, we are suspending ILL requests for physical books until processing and delivery of mail resumes as normal. If you have an questions, please contact ill@ecuad.ca.

Other ways to get books

If you are on a tight deadline, you can borrow items from other BC post-secondary libraries in person as a reciprocal borrower.

You can search the province-wide catalogue to see if there is a local copy for you to pickup on your own (includes public and post-secondary libraries in BC).

More information can be found on our 'Borrow from other libraries' page.

How do I place an ILL request?

To place an interlibrary loan request, use the form below or contact the ILL department at 604.844.3077 or ill@ecuad.ca. You will be notified by email when your request is ready.

What can I request?

• Physical books
• eBook chapters (licensing prevents lending of entire eBooks)
• Articles in journals (physical or electronic)

Delivery times

• 3-5 working days for journal articles and eBook chapters, which will be emailed to you via a download link
• Up to 10 working days for books (or longer if material is coming from outside BC)

Working days are Monday-Friday.

Loan times, renewing and returning

All loan periods for physical items are set by the lending libraries and are typically 3 weeks. The loan period will be indicated on the item.

Unfortunately you cannot always renew ILL items. To request a renewal, contact the ILL department by phone or email, or visit the library service desk.

Please return all ILL materials to the Emily Carr Library, NOT to the lending library (i.e. where the book came from).