Interlibrary Loan: About Interlibrary Loan

ILL Hours:  Mon-Fri 8:00-4:00

Closed Weekends & Federal Holidays

Questions? Please email: afit.enwl.ill@us.af.mil

• We have a maximum of 5 requests per day per patron. 
• The library will NOT place ILL requests for course textbooks.
• When requesting a book, please be aware most libraries are not licensed to fill whole e-books. We can only request chapters. Requests for books will default to print copies! 
• Please return ILL materials on time, these items are borrowed from other libraries. 
• If an ILL item is lost, the patron is responsible for the cost of its replacement.

For more information, please download the full AFIT Interlibrary Loan policy. Please see our FAQ tab at the top for more info! 

The library also has reciprocal borrowing privileges with nearby Wright State and the University of Dayton, that allow you to visit their libraries and check out books. Check their library pages here: University of Dayton | Wright State University 

Interlibrary Loan Services are for AFIT Personnel Only! If you are with AFRL, please visit their web-site for more more information. 

Before proceeding with an interlibrary loan request: 

1. Check our holdings first:  please check if our library has access to the item you are looking for. The AFIT library has subscriptions to thousands of e-journals and e-books. You can use our Publication Finder tool to find journal titles we have e-access to and the library catalog to search for books and other material we have in print.

2. Make sure you are logged in:  If you are off campus OR on an AFNET computer, please use your AFIT Off-Campus proxy account to access AFIT's digital subscriptions from home. No need for VDI!  If you are a new student, your log-in credentials are sent to you during the first few weeks of in-processing at AFIT. New AFIT Faculty or Staff will receive a proxy account when registering for a library card. If you have misplaced your log-in information, please fill out a request form. AFIT Personnel only! 

Submit Your Interlibrary Loan Request 

You may submit a request 2 easy ways! 

A. Submit requests using our new AFIT Interlibrary Loan Form.  New users will be required to "Create an Account" for the first time. Please use your afit.edu; us.af.mil; or spaceforce.mil address when registering. After the initial registration, you may use a personal e-mail for requests. (If you are on an AFIT.EDU computer or AFIT VPN, users will bypass the registration).  After logging in, you will proceed the online request form. Please fill out as much citation information as possible to help expedite the process.

Begin ILL Request

B. Submit interlibrary loan requests while using our multi-search tool: EBSCO Discovery or the WorldCat Discovery search box below. Click on the "Request through OCLC Worldshare ILL" link. After logging in with your account, the form will populate the citation information for you! New users will be required Create an Account when off campus or using an AFNET computer. Getting an error off campus trying to access EBSCO Discovery? Try using Google Chrome. 

*Please email afit.enwl.ill@us.af.mil if you can't complete your Interlibrary loan request.