Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery

Contact Us

Room W-2510 Melville Library
Interlibrary Loan
[1] 631.632.7117
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

Jennifer DeVito [2], Head of Access Services
Circulation Services - 631.632.7115
Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library S-3417
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3339

Health Sciences Library - 631.444.6903
HSC Level 3 Room 136
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8034

Mission Statement

The mission of the Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Department is to support the research and teaching needs of the Stony Brook University academic community by expanding the range of materials available for scholarship beyond the physical and electronic collections of the Stony Brook University Libraries.

Placing an Interlibrary Loan Request

Before placing an interlibrary loan request...

Make sure it's not in the Stony Brook University Libraries' collections. Check the STARS [3] catalog and the Health Sciences Library catalog [4] and SBU Find [5].
Provide a complete citation for articles. Leaving out information may result in a delay in getting the requested material to you.
Note the language of the requested material. Sometimes the citation is in English but the actual work is in another language.

To place your request, log into ILLiad [6].

Interlibrary Loan Policy

Click here [7] for information about Stony Brook University Libraries Interlibrary Loan policies.

Lending Policy for Outside Institutions

Stony Brook University Libraries lend material to other libraries. See our lending policies [8] for more information.

Copyright Compliance

Users of the University Libraries’ Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery service accept responsibility for complying with United States Copyright Law.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproductions. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user requests or uses a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. A library or archive may refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve a violation of copyright law.