If you need immediate help you can talk with the UA Libraries Chat staff from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. most of the time. The Chat box is found on the UA Libraries home page on the right hand side of your screen. Here is the link to that page. https://www.lib.ua.edu/#/home
You can also contact us using our Ask-A-Librarian service. Here is the link to that page. https://ask.lib.ua.edu/index.php
Distance students may have items shipped to their home for research use. Distance Students are classified as living more than 50 miles from Tuscaloosa.
Ed.D. students will primarily use UA Libraries Distance Education services to receive print material. Please contact Benita Strnad (bstrnad@ua.edu) if you need additional help.
The Interlibrary Loan staff mails books to distance education students and approved commuter students.
Borrowers are responsible for returning the books when they are due, for proper packing, return postage, and any fines assessed for late fees or damaged materials.
If you're returning your books to the library, please use one of the following two addresses:
U.S. Postal Service (mail) or UPS or Overnight Carrier
Interlibrary Loan
University of Alabama Libraries
711 Capstone Drive- Room 208
BOX 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0266
If you need help with an ILL request, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Department; you can reach them at 205-348-4018 or illstaff@bama.ua.edu.
Renewing materials
One renewal may be allowed but must be requested in advance. Overdue and/or replacement fines will accumulate beginning on the due date and will be billed to your campus account. Privileges for ILL may be suspended if you have overdue items.
Got Questions? Need Help?
By Phone: Benita Strnad 205-348-1508
By e-mail: bstrnad@ua.edu
What kind of materials can be requested?
Books, dissertations and theses, monographs, newspapers, materials reproduced on microfilm, and older volumes of periodicals can usually be borrowed. Photocopies of journal articles or of short sections of books can generally be obtained. For questions about other types of items, check the policies or contact the Interlibrary Loan Department.
How long can I keep the books I borrow?
Books from UA's collection have the same loan period that on-campus users receive. The length of the loan depends on your status (undergraduate, graduate) and the type of material being loaned. Non-circulating materials, such as reference books, cannot be borrowed by distance learning students.
Books from other institutions will generally have a loan period between 2-4 weeks. Interlibrary loan materials are subject to recall by the lending library at any time. In the event this should happen, please return recalled items immediately.
Can I renew my books?
You can renew books from UA's collection by using the Libraries' Catalog or contacting the Circulation Department.
To renew books from other institutions, you must request a renewal through the Interlibrary Loan Office at least one week before the due date by telephone, e-mail, or in person. If a renewal is possible, you will be contacted by phone or e-mail and informed of the new due date. If the ILL band is marked "Not Renewable," the lending library has already indicated a renewal is not possible.