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PDF Delivery via ILLiad from the Library Storage Annex

This service is free to MIT faculty, staff and students. The Library Storage Annex will deliver PDFs of 50 pages or less. Delivery is limited to 6 items per person, per day.

What is ILLiad?

ILLiad is a self-service feature to manage your Interlibrary Borrowing and Library Storage Annex article requests. See the ILLiad FAQ for further details.

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How do I request PDF delivery from the Annex?

• Search the Barton catalog for the item you'd like to request. (If you need help searching the catalog, see the Barton Basics self-help guide.)
• Once you've located the item, click on the Request PDF button.

• If an electronic version is already available online for the volume/year you need, click on the full text link to go to the web site of the online title.

• For any years not available online, click on the MIT article delivery via ILLiad link.

• Sign in via Touchstone@MIT. (New to ILLiad? You'll be asked to confirm your pickup location for loans and personal info the first time you use ILLiad.)
• The request form for PDF delivery from the Library Storage Annex will open.
• Complete required fields and supply any other information pertinent to your request.
• Click the Submit Request button.

• When you receive an email notification that your article is ready to download, log on to ILLiad.

• From the Download PDF articles menu, click the View icon to download your article. The Active Requests menu lists pending requests and their status.

• If you've lost your ILLiad username/password or need help: Ask ILB