First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan

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By pressing the button below, you acknowledge and agree to all of the terms and conditions below. Please pay particular attention to the copyright statement and the ILLiad FAQ. After reading this information, you may click on the "First Time Users Click Here" button below.

To request an item through Interlibrary Loan, you must first identify yourself to the Library's ILLiad system. To do this, you fill out a registration form using your Web browser. Registration has three purposes:

Entering your personal information into the ILLiad system means you will not have to supply the information again when making future requests.
Having your email and regular mail addresses on file with Interlibrary Loan enables us to notify you promptly and deliver materials accurately when your request arrives in the library.
By specifying a username and password of your choosing, you will have secure access to information about your requests. You will also be able to review the list of items you have requested in the past.

About Your Username and Password

During registration, you will be asked to choose a username and password. You will use this username and password when logging on to the ILLiad system in the future.

Username	Choose anything you like, such as your name, abbreviations, or an alphanumeric code.
Password	Choose anything you like. We recommend that you follow good security practice and choose a password that is different from those you use to access other systems. ILLiad will encrypt your password so it will remain secure. Only you will know your password.

Important Copyright Information

WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

Delivery Pricing Information

Delivery Speed	Cost per Item *(Affiliated)	Cost per Item **(Not Affiliated)
Regular (2-4 weeks)	$3.50 (Free to affiliated students, residents and fellows)	$9.00
Rush (By the end of next business day) Not available for book requests	$15.00 (For all requestors)	$60.00

* Affiliated clients include:

Faculty, staff, and students of UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Southwestern Medical School
- Southwestern School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
- Southwestern School of Allied Health Sciences
Staff and residents of the affiliated hospitals:
- Parkland Health & Hospital System
- Children's Medical Center
- UT Southwestern University Hospital - Zale Lipshy
- UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul

** Not affiliated clients:

If you are a health professional, you are able to use the Loansome Doc, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine
If you are a student from another university, you must use your home institution's document delivery service
While the Medical Library can provide document delivery services for other individuals, particularly in the healthcare community, we do charge a higher fee than those who are affiliated with the campus. You may want to consider other options for obtaining these items, including:
- you local public library
- your corporate/departmental library
- a co-worker or peer who owns the item
- a commercial document supplier

If you have further questions, please contact the Interlibrary Loan staff at 214-648-2002.

ILLiad FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Before registering, you may wish to read the ILLiad FAQ. The FAQ may answer other questions you have about ILLiad.

By pressing the button below you acknowledge and agree to all of the terms and conditions above. Please pay particular attention to the copyright statement and the ILLiad FAQ. After reading this information, you may click on the "First Time Users Click Here" button below.