Materials not available on the UT Austin campus may be obtained for law students through interlibrary loan. Outside libraries may furnish copies of articles upon request or may agree to loan entire books or other resources. There is occasionally a charge associated with obtaining materials through interlibrary loan.
Copies of articles available through interlibrary loan are usually available within 7 days of the request. Books or other resources are usually available within 2 weeks.
When borrowing from another institution, the library that provides the materials sets the loan period (usually 2 or 3 weeks) and the renewal policy. Patrons assume responsibility for any overdue or damaged material fines assessed by the institution that lends the materials. Please note that these services are restricted to currently enrolled students in the UT Law School.
If a resource cannot be located on TALLONS, students should check the UT Libraries online catalog to determine if the resource is available elsewhere on campus.
If it is not available anywhere on campus, students may submit a request through the ShareLaw
library catalog, which lists the combined resources of the law libraries of
If the material is not available through ShareLaw, students may submit a request using ILLiad, the Interlibrary Loan Office's interlibrary loan system. Once an account is established, students may login to check the status of requests, submit changes, and request renewals. An FAQ provides additional information on ILLiad and its associated services.
The student will be notified when the Library receives the requested materials, and the item(s) may be picked up at the Circulation Desk.
Some materials are especially hard to borrow from other libraries, including:
Copies of past exams or instructors' manuals for law school course books are
not available through interlibrary loan.