ILL for UHM Patrons

Current UH Mānoa students, faculty, staff, and affiliates are eligible.

ILL service is available for UHM distance education students. Please email libill@hawaii.edu to alert us about your distance status. More information about distance education services.

ILL borrows books, journal articles, book chapters and other items in support of UHM academic and university research activities on behalf of UHM students, faculty, staff and affiliates.

We are unable to fill requests for personal interest/entertainment materials. Please visit your local public library. In Hawaiʻi: Hawaiʻi State Public Library System

The following types of items are harder to obtain, though ILL will do its best:

• Microfilm
• Audiovisual (DVDs, CDs, videotapes, records, etc.)
• Maps
• Rare or unique materials held in special collections or archives
• Genealogical materials
• Recent textbooks or reference books
• Computer manuals and study guides

There is no cost to the UHM patrons. The library covers the costs including ILL fees and shipping for loans. (Requesters with grants: please help the library by budgeting very expensive items such as standards and market reports into your grant proposals.)

Turnaround time depends on the item format. If under a tight deadline, please contact the ILL staff directly by email libill@hawaii.edu or by phone 808-956-8568.

• Article/Chapter scans usually take 1-3 business days
• Loans usually arrive within 1-2 weeks
• International items, unique, or harder to locate items may take longer

An email notice with directions is sent when the ILL item is ready.

• Scan copies are posted online to your ILL account
• Loans are held for 10 days at the library’s Circulation Counter
• Library-Use Only items are held at the library’s Circulation Counter

PDF documents are posted for 30 days to your ILL account. Email libill@hawaii.edu with problems or questions.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than in private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

The due date is set by the lending library and the loan length may vary between 4 to 16 weeks. The due date is found on the orange ILL book band and also can be viewed on your library My Account.

Renewals are given at the lending library’s discretion. ILL loans cannot be renewed online. Email libill@hawaii.edu to request a renewal or phone us at 808-956-8568.

Fines begin at $110, which includes a $100 deposit towards the lending library’s charge and our library’s $10 non-refundable processing fee. If the lending library charges more than $100, you are required to pay the difference. If less, you receive a refund for the difference.

Returning ILL loans on time with gentle care allows our library to continue borrowing from lending libraries. Mahalo for your consideration.