Interlibrary Loans

Can't find from our library a book or an article that you need? Order it using the interlibrary loans!

ILL for Tartu University Library users

Interlibrary loan is a service through which library materials not owned by the University of Tartu Library may be requested from other libraries. ILL service is for fee.

Interlibrary loan requests can be submitted by electronic form:

• Book request form
• Article copy request form

ILL books from foreign countries are for in-house use only. Article copies are given out on paper.

ILL books are kept at the reading rooms service point on the 3-rd floor. Readers are informed about the arrival of requested materials via e-mail or phone.

You can pay:

• Via internal payments system from the faculty, grant or other budgets (arranged by ILL).
• Card payment at all service points of the library. When first coming to pick up the materials, you need to submit the receipt to confirm the payment.
• Bank transfer to the account no EE241010002019753006 (payment explanation: ILL); Beneficiary: Tartu Ülikool/ University of Tartu.) When first coming to use the materials, you need to submit a copy of the payment order.
• Upon your request, we can issue an invoice to the institution other than the University of Tartu.

ILL for libraries

We offer a possibility for other libraries to order for their users books and copies of articles from our library. Sending the books and making copies is free of charge, if not agreed otherwise.

Interlibrary loan requests can be submitted by electronic form:

• Book request form
• Article copy request form

NB! It is not possible to order newspapers and large format prints, audio recordings, manuscripts and prints published in manuscript rights (incl. bachelor's and master's thesis), geographical maps, reference books and prints which are a part of Estonian libraries archives and Estica and Baltica collections.

Price list

* Price for UT members