This document provides information about two programs - InterLibrary Loan and ALLIES/Universal Borrowing - that allow JSU students and staff to borrow materials from other libraries for their research. The InterLibrary Loan program loans articles and books that are not available at JSU Library, while ALLIES/Universal Borrowing allows direct borrowing of books from partner libraries like Auburn University. The procedures for requesting items through each program are described, including how to fill out request forms online or check out materials directly from partner libraries. Contact information is provided for the JSU Library Circulation Desk for any additional questions.

1. Loaning Materials from Other
Libraries for Your Research
Services for Jacksonville State
University Students & Staff

2. Two JSU Library Programs for Loaning
Materials for Your Research
• For further information, please contact JSU
Library Circulation Desk:
Phone: 256-782-5758
• You may also want to check JSU Library’s
Policy at:
http://www.jsu.edu/library/pdfs/policies/2012%
20PolicyManualREVISED13July2012.pdf (Page 39
for InterLibrary Loan)

3. Program One: InterLibrary Loan
• Who can use InterLibrary Loan service:
JSU faculty & staff, graduate students, and
undergraduate students engaged in thesis or senior
paper research
• How long will it take for me to have my requested
materials?
It depends upon how quickly the other libraries (all
over the world) respond. For example: a requested
article may arrive in less than three days, and a
requested may arrive in less than a week.

4. Procedures for using InterLibrary Loan
• Step 1: check JSU catalog to make sure that
JSU library does not have the resources you
need;
• Step 2: Fill out JSU Library InterLibrary Loan
Request Form at:
http://www.jsu.edu/library/forms/ill_request_
form.html
• Step 3: Waiting for confirmation email

5. Program Two: ALLIES/Universal
Borrowing (UB)
• Who can use InterLibrary Loan service:
JSU current enroll students and employees to
borrow books directly from another ALLIES
partner libraries (Auburn University, Auburn
University at Montgomery, University of
Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Jacksonville State University)

6. Procedures for Requesting Books from
ALLIES/UB
• Walk-in procedure: JSU students and
employees can walk into any participating
library and check out materials using a photo
ID. Materials can be returned to any library in
the ALLIES system
• Online procedure:
1) Click on “ALLIES” link on JSU Library
Homepage at:
http://www.jsu.edu/library/index.html

7. Click “ALLIES” link here

8. Select one or more Allies
Libraries as you need

9. Type in your Title Keyword(s), and hit on
“Search” button

10. Number of materials from AU library
under your search
Click the book title you
want to borrow

11. Click the “Make a Request” link

12. Enter your student ID number and your last name,
then click on “Log in” button

13. Click on “UB Request ” link

14. Click “Submit” to finish the requesting process, “Your patron
initiated request was successful” message will appear, you
will receive an email message in your GEM account when the
item is available.

15. Question and Comments?
• Contact:
Ms. Hanrong Wang
Law/Technology Librarian
10th Floor, Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
Phone: 256-782-5250
Email: hwang@jsu.edu