Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan is a reciprocal lending service through which the CIIS Library obtains materials from other libraries for use by CIIS students, staff and faculty.

Interlibrary Loan is only for materials not present in the CIIS Library collections.  Please click here to see our complete Interlibrary Loan Policies.

If you want to obtain materials from other libraries, you must request them by logging in to your ILL account. To create an account please read the entire CIIS ILL policy that is accessible from the log-in page.

While we do our best to obtain interlibrary loan materials for free, occasionally there is a fee from the lending library which we will pass on to patrons. If you have indicated in your request that you will accept a fee (of no more than $15) then you must pay for your item(s). You may pay either by check or by credit card.

Please feel free to call (415) 575-6193 or e-mail ill_at_ciis.edu with questions or problems.

Distance Students

All currently enrolled CIIS students who live outside of the San Francisco Bay Area are considered distance students by the Library. The San Francisco Bay Area includes the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.

Distance students are eligible for interlibrary loan of articles and book chapters. At present, books and dissertations may not be requested.

When your requested article or chapter arrives at the Library, we will then send it to you by mail or e-mail. If there are fees associated with your requests, you must pay them in full before we mail your items. You may mail us a check or call (415) 575-6193 to pay by credit card.

NOTE: Materials already owned by the CIIS Library can be mailed to distance students via a separate service. More information about this is available on the Distance Students page.

Information for Other Libraries

InterLibrary Loan requests may be sent to us via OCLC's Illiad system.  For additional information contact us by e-mail at ill_at_ciis.edu or by calling (415) 575-6193.