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How to find articles, books, and more using our library search tool.

Interlibrary Loan Account

 A   You’ll find a link to your Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account on the MOBIUS / Interlibrary Loan guide. Click the yellow button in the middle of the page to log in to your account using your standard university SSO ID and password.

Login button for Interlibrary Loan account

 B   The page will open on the Requests tab, which shows the history of your requested items. Note the different item types (Article, Print Book) and statuses (Link Expired, Complete).

 C   You can cancel a submitted item by selecting its checkbox and clicking the Cancel requests button.

 D   If you click the Request details link in the Submitted Date column, you will see a log of the notifications you have received for that item.

 E   If your link has expired or you can’t locate the PDF you downloaded, you can click the Request again button. If you have questions about your requests, please contact Andrew Stout, the Access Services Librarian, at astout@umsl.edu.

Interlibrary Loan account requests tab

 F   Switch to the Profile tab to specify how and where you receive notifications.

 G   Make sure you’re receiving email notifications. (If this is deselected, you’ll still receive non-ILL-related library notifications.)

 H   If you don't often check the email it lists by default, you can specify an alternate email.

  I    You can choose to receive ILL notifications by text as well.

Interlibrary Loan account profile tab