We will notify you by email if your Interlibrary Loan request was cancelled. While there are many reasons why an Interlibrary Loan request might be cancelled the most common are:

• The item requested is available at the UCI Libraries. If the item is missing, contact a Check Out Desk to find out how to request a search for a missing item and then resubmit your request with a note to us.
• The materials have been placed on Course Reserves.
• The item is non-circulating (cannot be checked out) and is unavailable for loan from the owning libraries.
• Materials that cannot be obtained often include:
  • Periodical volumes, particularly those less than five years old
  • Reference books
  • Non-print material such as videotapes, CD’s, sound recordings
  • Extremely old books
  • Rare or valuable material housed in Special Collections
  • Genealogical material
  • New books, especially “popular reading”
• The item has been recently published or acquired by the lending library. We suggest you resubmit your request at a later date (1-2 months is recommended).
• Interlibrary Loan staff was unable to find the item as cited in the original request. We suggest that you verify the citation, confer with the Interlibrary Loan staff, and initiate a new request if the item is still needed.
• If you specified a “need-by” date and the deadline cannot be met, Interlibrary Loan staff will notify you and cancel the request. We suggest you initiate a new request if the item is still needed.
• Interlibrary Loan Staff were unable to find the item as cited in the original request. We suggest that you verify the citation, confer with the Interlibrary Loan staff, and initiate a new request if the item is still needed.