Interlibrary Loans

The Interlibrary Loans service will close on Fri 17 December 2021 and resume on Mon 10 January 2022. The last day for submitting requests will be Wed 15 December.

Please Note: Currently its only possible to request articles and book chapters from other institutions via Interlibrary loans. There will be no posting of books.

What is Interlibrary loans?

The Interlibrary Loans (ILL) Department acts as a link between the University of Cape Town Libraries and other libraries in Southern Africa and abroad. If a required book or article is not available at UCT, it may be requested on interlibrary loan. There is no cost for items obtained within South Africa.