Borrowing from other libraries

Would you like to borrow a book or journal the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library does not hold? Than you can request the material from other libraries in the Netherlands and from foreign libraries via Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library. This is called interlibrary loan (ILL).

Costs for Interlibrary Loan

Are you not a UU or UMC employee and want to borrow from another library? Then there are costs involved.

Request material from other libraries

You request the material from other libraries via  with a valid library card and (guest) Solis ID

Please note: 

It may happen that foreign material is not for loan but for consultation only. In that case you must consult the material in the Special Collections Reading Room in the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library Utrecht Science Park. Special rules apply to the reading room.

Loan period

ILL material is automatically renewed three times. The material can be recalled earlier by the holding library.

Other benefits for students and staff

As a student or employee of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, you can apply for a free pass at other Dutch university libraries and at the library of . This means that, when you visit another library? Then you can borrow books for free with that pass. Please note: this is not the same as interlibrary loan (ILL). With ILL, you request material via the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library. Students and private borrowers pay charges for ILL.

In addition, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ students can register as borrowers at a 50 % discount at the  (National Library of the Netherlands).