Students, faculty, staff and retirees of Lafayette College may submit requests for materials unavailable in Skillman and Kirby Libraries.

Requesting a book
For fastest results, use PALCI E-ZBorrow to request books. Use the number on the back of your Lafayette ID to log in.

PALCI E-ZBorrow

Requesting all other materials
To request articles, books not in PALCI E-ZBorrow, and other materials, use traditional interlibrary loan. ILL requests require you to first log in to the system using your Network ID and password, and then submit requests. Note that the first time you access the ILL system you will be asked to fill out a brief form to establish your account.

Interlibrary loan

Document Delivery for faculty
Journal articles and book chapters from Lafayette-owned materials will be scanned and delivered as PDFs to your ILL account. Faculty logging into the interlibrary loan system will see a "Document Delivery" option from the ILL main menu. Requests should be filled within 24 to 48 hours. Due to copyright restrictions, requests for document delivery should be limited to items needed for private study, scholarship, or research (the library cannot scan for course packs or reserves).

Requesting renewals
For materials borrowed via PALCI E-ZBorrow, use the E-ZBorrow renewal request form. For all other materials, log on to the interlibrary loan system and select the renewal option.

About PALCI E-ZBorrow and Interlibrary loan
PALCI E-ZBorrow allows Lafayette students, faculty, staff, and retirees to simultaneously search the catalogs of academic libraries across Pennsylvania and request materials directly. It is the fastest, most efficient means of getting books not available at Lafayette. more>

Traditional Interlibary Loan is used for materials unavailable through PALCI E-ZBorrow. ILL staff locate these materials in other libraries and borrow or obtain photocopies on behalf of Lafayette users. more>