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Music Resources

Guide to finding books, articles, audio and video recordings in the Rohrbach Library's collections.

Requesting Articles through ILL

Requesting Articles

The easiest way to place your article request is to do so directly from within the searched database. Look for the "Check for Full Text" link near the article you need; if the Full Text search lists no online access, you can click the "Request via Interlibrary Loan" link near the bottom of the page and have the article data imported into your ILL account.

If you have a citation in hand, please check to see if the library has access to your article before requesting it via ILL. If you need assistance, please contact the ILL office at kupill@kutztown.edu.

Check the e-journal search site

  1. Search for the journal title (not the article's title)
  2. Verify the year of your citation is within the date ranges indicated
  3. If an "Article" link is present, this should go directly to the article
  4. If a "Journal" link is present, this will allow online browsing of available issues
  5. If a "Database" link is present, use this to search the database which should have access to the article.

Request using the Article Form in your ILL account - the article will be sent to you electronically.

Requesting Books

Requesting Books

When the library does not own an item, we provide easy ways to request it. 
WorldCat searches across library collections worldwide and requests items via Tipasa. ILL staff then use Tipasa to communicate with libraries that own the item in order to request it for your use. The turnaround time for books and other loanable items is 3-7 business days. Items which are more difficult to find or are in high demand may take longer.

  1. Double-check the catalog to confirm whether or not the KU Library owns the item.
  2. Check WorldCat - this service covers many library collections worldwide. When you locate an item you want, click "Interlibrary Loan." If there are only a few copies of a book listed in WorldCat, it is less likely that we will be able to obtain that item.
  3. For books and other materials not available using the services listed above, please request directly through your ILL account.