​Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) provides users with access to materials not available in the Legal Research Center (LRC), Copley Library or books available through the Circuit system.

A consortium of San Diego library systems that have agreements to share materials. Visit the San Diego Circuit for more information.

Currently enrolled USD law students, law faculty and law staff.

Books, journal articles, reports, government documents and other materials may be requested. Lending libraries reserve the right to refuse to loan any material.

The LRC does not borrow course materials for students through interlibrary loan.

ILL costs are determined by the lending library. Patrons may be required to assume the cost of borrowing materials. The LRC will contact you if payment is required.

The average transaction takes about ten days, but the actual length of time depends upon the lending library and the mail service.

Loan periods are at the discretion of the lending library but usually run one week to one month from the date the item is received. Requests for loan renewal must be made before the item is due. All materials borrowed must be returned on time and in the same condition as received. The patron is responsible for any overdue fines assessed by the lending library or for any charges if a borrowed item is damaged, lost or stolen. Abuse of the ILL service will result in a suspension of LRC borrowing privileges.

To place an ILL request, first log into USD ILL. For first time ILL requests:

• Login with your MySanDiego username and password. You will fill out a simple online registration form.
• You must provide an email address and phone number where you can be reached to notify you promptly when your request arrives, as well as to remind you when items need to be returned or renewed.

After you have logged in, use the links on the left under New Request to request either a "Book" or an "Article, Case, Statute, etc." Provide as much information as possible in the form and press the Submit Information button to send.

If you have questions, contact a Reference Librarian via email, chat or phone (619) 260-4612.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve a violation of copyright law.