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Our interlibrary loan service is available to help you obtain material not held by us in our collections, including books, journal articles, conference papers, and theses. Only material which supports your academic study, teaching, research, or work may be requested. We can only accept requests for items that we do not have in our collections, either in print or online. We may not be able to get copies or loans of some items due to item availability or copyright restrictions.

Print books

All book loans must be collected and returned in person from Library@Murray or St. Peter's Library; we are unable to post interlibrary loan items. Unfortunately, we cannot request e-books via the interlibrary loan service.

Articles and individual book chapters

Journal articles and individual book chapters will be e-mailed to your University of Sunderland e-mail account.

Before you place a request

  • Confirm that the material is not available by searching Library Search, ensuring you are signed in to view complete results. Some materials may also be available freely online, such as review papers, open-access journals, and government publications. We are not able to process requests for items we already have our collections or subscriptions, either in print or electronic.
  • If the material you need is a UK doctoral thesis, most are available to download free of charge from EThOS, the British Library’s electronic thesis service.
  • If the material you need is a print book or e-book, consider suggesting the title for purchase through our Suggest a Book scheme.

Placing a request

Most members of the University of Sunderland are eligible to use our interlibrary loan service. We will be in touch if you are not eligible for this service and we will provide alternative suggestions. Requests can be placed via Library Search by completing a short form.

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