Interlibrary Loan Services

Himmelfarb Library provides an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service, which extends user access to materials owned by non-GW libraries.

Request an Interlibrary Loan

To request materials not owned by any of the George Washington University Library (Himmelfarb, Gelman or Burns), fill out our electronic Documents2Go Request Form.

Fees and services for GWUMC faculty, students and staff

Fees: GWUMC faculty, students and staff are charged $10/item. Rush delivery fees are $4 extra per item for fax delivery and $10 extra per item for express mail shipping.

ILL Regular Processing: Himmelfarb staff process requests within 24 hours of receipt and receives the materials from the supplying library within 7-14 days.

ILL Special Handling Express (Rush Service): To meet any deadline of less than four days, Himmelfarb staff must personally contact libraries to verify material availability and request priority delivery by fax or express mail.

Where to pick up materials

You will be notified by e-mail when the book or journal article you have ordered arrives. Journal articles can be picked up at the Circulation Desk, or will be sent to you according to your instructions in Documents2Go.

Please Note: All items ordered must be paid for and payment must be received in full.  Patrons who elect the Pay at Pick-up option for are responsible for all charges whether or not the item is picked up.

Please do not return interlibrary loan books to the Library book drop.

For further information about interlibrary loan, or to check on the status of a request, select Review Requests in Documents2Go, or contact the Document Delivery department by telephone at (202) 994-2860 or by e-mail at mlbdoc@gwumc.edu.

Services for Non-GWUMC Users

ILL services may be available to people not affiliated with GWUMC at different rates. Please contact Yvonne Lee, Collection and Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at mlbyyl@gwumc.edu for details.