Introduction
Interlibrary Services (ILS) is responsible for borrowing books and obtaining
photocopies of articles the OSU Library does not own. It is our goal to put this
material into your hands as quickly as possible.
Requests should be submitted electronically via the ILS web request forms. Placing
requests through Interlibrary Services will require that you logon.
How to Logon
You must activate your OSU O-Key System account. The O-Key System will assign
you a username and you will need to create your own password. This information
is available from your "personal Profile" in the O-Key System. To access
your "Personal Profile," login at www.okey.okstate.edu.
Example Username: pistol.pete@okstate.edu
Example Password: OSUru1ez
Information about the O-Key system and the IT Migration can be found at
www.it.okstate.edu/migration/. Please direct questions about this process to the IT Help Desk at (405) 744-4357 or (877) 951-4836 (toll-free outside
Stillwater).
First-Time Users
The first time you access the OSU Interlibrary Services Document Delivery System,
you will need to follow the “First-Time Users” link to supply essential
information about yourself, such as your name, address, email address. etc. Without
this information, we will NOT be able to send you notices when your requested
material arrives, post electronic material to our server for your use, or grant
you access to your previous requests. You will have to supply this information
only once. In the future, once you have logged on, the system will recognize you.
You will also be able to edit your information.
Visit ILS’s web site at: www.library.okstate.edu/access/ils/index.htm.
ILS Office Hours
Mon-Thurs 8 am - 5 pm
Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
This are for Spring and Fall semesters. Hours vary during breaks, holidays
and intersessions
Copyright Laws
All borrowing and photocopying of material is done within the provisions of
the U.S. Copyright law and its guidelines, the National Interlibrary Loan Code
of the American Library Association, and the Oklahoma Interlibrary Loan Code.
Articles, Electronic Delivery and Document Delivery
To request an article, search the OSU Library Catalog and the Full-Text Periodical
Titles list to see if the Library owns the title. Using your O-Key Username and
Password, login to the ILS Document Delivery System at https://illiad.library.okstate.edu/illiad/ILL/logon.html.
Fill out the bibliographic data on the appropriate request form.
If the OSU Library subscribes to the journal in print and has the issue you
requested, we will scan the article into the ILS Document Delivery System and
notify you via email that it is available electronically. If the Library subscribes
to the journal electronically, we will send you an email containing the URL for
the article you requested. If the OSU Library does not own the journal or does
not have the issue you need, we will submit a request to our extensive network
of lending partners. Most articles are sent to ILS electronically and we will
post these files as PDF's on the ILS Document Delivery System. Articles
remain on the web server for 90 days. Articles can be viewed, printed or saved
to disk and then deleted from the web server.
You will need a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Netscape or Internet
Explorer to view these files. These programs are freely available on the Internet.
Books or Theses
To borrow books or theses, search the OSU Library Catalog to see if the OSU
Library owns the title. Using your O-Key Username and Password, login to the ILS
Document Delivery System at https://illiad.library.okstate.edu/illiad/ILL/logon.html. Fill out the bibliographic data on the appropriate request form.
If the OSU Library owns the book or theses you are requesting, we will retrieve
it from the stacks and place it on the Hold Shelf at the Circulation Desk in the
Main Library if it is a book from the Main Library. Books will be kept on the
Hold Shelf for one week, after which they will be returned to the main collection.
If the OSU Library does not own the book you have requested, we will again submit
a request to our extensive network of lending partners. Usually, books are loaned
free of charge, but most libraries will not lend reference works, rare or fragile
materials, new publications or journals. Doctorial dissertations and master’s
theses are often supplied in microform. Due dates are set by the lending library
and most lending libraries seldom allow renewals. Loaned materials are usually
delivered via courier or US Postal Service. The average time to obtain a book
is over a week. Books kept overdue are subject to a fine of $5/day and will cause
your circulation privileges to be blocked. Books and theses (items which must
be returned) can be picked up at the Main Circulation Desk.
Annex Materials
Materials from the North Boomer Annex can be requested via the request forms at http://www.library.okstate.edu/annex/requests.htm. If you are affiliated with OSU, the link provided will take you to the ILS Document Delivery System Logon page. Complete the login process and fill out the appropriate request form. Articles will be scanned and posted to the ILS web server and accessible via the ILS Document Delivery System. Books and theses located in the Annex will be retrieved and placed on the Hold shelf at the Main Circulation Desk. Delivery times are posted on the North Boomer Annex Request Form page at the URL above.
If you are not affiliated with OSU, follow the links provided on the North Boomer
Annex Request Form page at the URL above. Copies of articles and books retrieved
from the North Boomer Annex will be available on the Hold shelf at the Main Circulation
Desk.
Delivery Times
Delivery times are approximate, but you should plan on an average of 4 days for article requests. Some article requests may take longer. For particularly urgent situations, ILS may be able to obtain some articles more quickly. Because of increased cost and reliable service, we ask that you limit RUSH requests to those materials that are required for a project with a closely pending deadline. Check with ILS personnel before submitting a RUSH request.
Books, theses and other returnable materials must be delivered to us via courier
or the US Postal Service and thus take longer to receive. The average time to
receive books is 2 weeks. Some materials may take longer.
Open URL
Many of the indexes and databases subscribed to by the OSU Library have Open
URL capability. While viewing an item record in WorldCat for instance, if you
want to borrow a book we do not own, click on the “Borrow from Another Library” link.
This will open a login dialog box and a request form in the OSU ILS Document Delivery
System. Much of the bibliographic information should automatically be completed
on the request form. If there is missing or erroneous data, you can copy and paste
this into the request form.
Contact For More Information
Johnny L. Johnson
InterLibrary Services Librarian
101A Library
405-744-9728
librjlj@okstate.edu
Hours 
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