Interlibrary Lending (ILL)

Interlibrary Lending (ILL), also known as Document Delivery, supports the instructional and research needs of the St. Francis Xavier University community by borrowing materials which are not available within the libraries at StFX.

Delivery Notice

Updated November 28, 2025 - While physical borrowing continues, service may be disrupted without notice should Canada Post employee job action change. Expect delivery delays until their labor situation is resolved.  We regret the inconvenience.  

Please contact your subject liaison librarian for assistance in locating alternate materials or consider modifying your request to single articles, chapters, or sections of a physical works, within current copyright/fair dealing guidelines to minimize potential delays.

Requesting Material/Status Check

Service Notice

Updated November 28, 2025 - Please be advised that our Interlibrary Lending (ILL) management system will be sunset by June, 2026.  We are actively seeking alternate service options and hope to have something in place as soon as possible.  We kindly ask for your patience as we navigate this transition.  

Requesting via the ILL form you normally found on this page has ceased effective immediately to allow us to prepare for this change in service.  We regret any inconvenience this may cause. If you need to check on the status of an active ILL loan or request, please contact @email for assistance.  

New Requests

All new ILL requests can be submitted from the Novanet catalogue (see this KB Article for instructions).  Please contact @email if you need help using the Novanet catalogue or making requests.  The button below will take you to a blank ILL form if your catalogue and database searches cannot locate the item you need.  

ILL Request Form (New) sign in required

*Please note: Currently, this form is configured for requesting books only.  We are working towards activating the fields which will allow you to request journal articles and hope to have that available as soon as possible.  In the meantime, please search the Novanet catalogue and/or our databases for the articles you need and make your requests there.  If that fails, contact @email and include as much information as possible about the specific article you require (article and journal title, volume, issue, page number, author, year of publication, ISSN, DOI, etc.) and we'll do our best to track it down for you.