AskWA: Edmonds College FAQ

InterLibrary Loan

Edmonds College Library offers interlibrary loan (ILL) service to students, faculty, and staff. We can request physical books that the Edmonds College Library does not own, as well as PDF scans of articles from other libraries that are not full-text in our library databases. ILL requests for books can take up to two weeks to arrive, so make sure to start the process as soon as possible. 

How to Request an Item for ILL

1. Find citation information for the book or article you want to request. If you already have a citation, you can skip this step. Recommended search tools: WorldCat catalog for books / Google Scholar for articles
2. Log in to the WorldShare ILL Request Form with your TritonID and password. Fill in the title, author, and any other item details you have. Complete the "Requester Contact Information" section and submit the form.
3. The Circulation Desk will notify you when your requested item is ready.

Please note: We are unable to request textbooks for Edmonds College courses through interlibrary loan. There are limits on the number of articles we can request from a given publication. If requests cannot be filled, you will be contacted. Each quarter, there will be a request cutoff date to ensure that items can be acquired before the end of the quarter. For Fall 2024: The last day to submit ILL requests for books is Monday, November 25 and for journal requests Monday, December 2.

Purchase Request

Edmonds College Library accepts requests to purchase materials from students, faculty, and staff. Suggestions will be evaluated by Edmonds College Librarians. If a recommended title is purchased, the person who requested it will be informed via email. Suggestions can be made by filling out the Book Purchase Suggestion Form.  

Please note: Textbooks required for courses at Edmonds College cannot be requested for purchase. See the Textbooks FAQ for more information about getting textbooks.