Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service available to current GW students registered for credit, current faculty members and staff.

You can request to borrow hard-copy books not available at any of the GW Libraries or Washington Research Libraries Consortium (WRLC) partner libraries. We also supply scanned book chapters and articles from the GW Libraries, WRLC libraries, and libraries around the world.

Looking for a textbook?  Please visit GW Campus Stores for rental and purchase options. Interlibrary Loan is not a source for current textbooks. However, if you are looking for earlier editions of textbooks, we may be able to borrow those from other libraries.

If you are affiliated with the GW Schools of Public Health, Nursing or Medicine, please request via the Himmelfarb Library interlibrary loan service. If you are affiliated with the GW Law School, please request via the Jacob Burns Law Library interlibrary loan service. All other current GW faculty, students, and staff should log in here:

Place or Check Requests

Step-by-Step Directions for Placing a Request

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers frequently asked questions about the services provided by Interlibrary Loan.