May I request ebooks through Interlibrary loan?

Answer

Please recognize that printed books are owned whereas ebooks are licensed.  Owned items can be lent/borrowed; but, licensed items cannot ... unless the lending library has a licensing agreement  with the publisher.

Our Virginia consortium (VIVA) offers some ebook borrowing specific to the following 8 academic publishers. Loans are delivered in the form of a viewable (not downloadable) PDF

  1. Oxford University Press
  2. Taylor & Francis / Routledge
  3. Wiley
  4. Brill
  5. APA PsycBooks (thru EBSCO)
  6. U. of Michigan Press ebook collection
  7. Springer (2021-present)
  8. African Books Collective

If your requested ebook is not available from these eight publishers, the ILL librarian will automatically find you a printed version.  Off-campus students - we will mail the books out to you, if you supply your mailing address in the notes field of the order form.

Also note - Public Libraries offer licensed online apps Hoopla and Libby for popular ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more.  To log into these programs, you'll use your public library's membership card/account #.  

  • Last Updated Sep 23, 2025
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  • Answered By Vickie Montigaud-Green

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