Interlibrary Loans (ILL): Home

About this Service

The following information is for institutions and organizations wishing to borrow from the AHS/COV collections. 

We typically lend via Canada Post (books) and email (articles) without charge to:

  • NEOS libraries (via NEOS Connect)
  • Medical libraries participating in DOCLINE
  • Most academic institutions within AB
  • Special libraries and other out of province libraries on a case-by-case basis

We do not lend material directly to external individuals. If you wish to borrow from us, please contact your library's ILL department so that they may submit a request on your behalf.

Borrowing periods are typically 6 weeks to account for the shipping times.

Questions? 

Contact the lending library directly if you are looking to renew an item.

Reach us at krs@ahs.ca for all other inquires.

AHS/COV staff please use our Request a Book webform or Request an Article webform for any items that you are needing that cannot be found in our local collections. We are happy to source any items that are needed to support your work from our large network of health and academic libraries.