Inter Library loans | Plymouth Marjon University

If you need access to materials not held by Marjon Library, we will try to obtain them them from another library.

InterLibrary loans (ILLs) are available to all staff and students, for educational and research purposes only. Allocations vary and are shown below:

Year/course	Number of free ILLs allowed
1st and 2nd year Undergraduate Foundation students	5 per year
3rd year undergraduate PGCE students	12 per year
PG certificate, PG diploma and Masters level	20 in total over whole course
Research students	100 in total over the course
Staff	25 per year

Marjon library users may also obtain additional loans at the current cost of an ILL application.

ILL loan charges

InterLibrary Loan book charge £14.65
Journal article SED £10.92
Book renewal £4.85

How can I make an Inter Library Loan application?

First, always check the Library Catalogue, Discovery and the A-Z listings of Electronic Journals before making a request, just in case the item is already in stock.

To make an application, please complete the form online. You must use your Marjon email so we can verify that you are a current student or member of staff.

How it works:

Journal articles:

Once approved, journal articles will be sent securely by 'DRM Lite' encryption software to your Marjon email.
To access the journal, users must first register with the British Library’s On Demand system. Note that your username MUST NOT contain the @ character.
You will need to install Adobe Reader (version 10 or later) to read the document.
To download your article, click the link in the email and log in using your On Demand username and password. You will then be given the opportunity install DRM Lite.
Once sent, the document is locked to a user rather than a machine, meaning it can be viewed on any machine.
You have 30 days to download the content, after which it will be deleted. Once the article is saved, you should be able to access it for three years.
The article can only be printed once.
Articles cannot be downloaded using Google Chrome.
An article supplied by The British Library is solely for personal use and must not be reproduced.

For full information about downloading your article, view the DRM Guidelines document. (adobe .pdf, 334 kbs)

Contact us
01752 636700
Email us
ills@marjon.ac.uk