Who are able to come to Healey Library: You may place interlibrary loan requests for all material types via ILLiad. Physical loans will be available for you to borrow at the circulation desk of Healey Library; you may also arrange curbside pick-up here, after you have been notified that items have arrived.
Document Delivery is also available for loans and scans of content owned by Healey Library. Scanning requests must adhere to fair use copyright law. Typically, you can request scans of one chapter or up to 10% of a book's total page count, and any number of scans from our bound periodicals.
Who are not able to come to Healey Library: You may place interlibrary loan requests for content that can be delivered electronically, such as journal articles and book chapters, via ILLiad.
Document Delivery is also available for scans of content owned by Healey Library. Scanning requests must adhere to fair use copyright law. Typically, you can request scans of one chapter or up to 10% of a book's total page count, and any number of scans from our bound periodicals.
Healey Library does not ship ILL materials or library-owned books to residential addresses. It is the patron's responsibility to return all physical materials to the library.
What libraries are in your local community? Check out the resources and services available to you in your neighborhood; public libraries often have an interlibrary loan service available to patrons.
Boston Library Consortium (Requires BLC Card)
Current UMB faculty, staff and students, whose library records are in good standing, are eligible for a BLC card. The BLC card allows you to borrow materials from the libraries in the Boston Library Consortium when you physically visit those libraries. Check with individual college and universities libraries for borrowing policies.
To obtain a BLC card, please email our circulation desk at library.circulation@umb.edu.
Fenway Library Organization (Requires UMB ID)
Students, faculty, and staff must present a valid UMB ID card to borrow from FLC libraries. Check with individual college and universities libraries for borrowing policies.
Massachusetts Libraries in Public Higher Education (Requires UMB ID)
Direct borrowing privileges at most Massachusetts state college libraries are extended to current UMB faculty, staff, and students. You will need to have a current UMB ID.
UMB students using any consortia libraries are subject to the same regulations and restrictions that apply to students who attend that institution.
The Boston Public Library (BPL) is a research as well as a public library. Any Massachusetts resident or student is eligible for a BPL card or an eCard. Use either card to access all online resources including OverDrive (e-books, audiobooks) and Hoopla (e-books, audiobooks, movies, TV shows and music).