By Barbara Coopey

Next time you log into ILLiad you will see a simple menu of four choices to request items:

• Article/Book Chapter
• Book/Loan
• Other Formats
• Annexed Items

These forms can be used to request items not owned by Penn State, as well as items owned by Penn State. This simple menu can be presented to users now that Interlibrary Loan extended article delivery from locally owned print material to undergraduate students. We no longer need different ILLiad pages for each user status with a convoluted selection of forms since the article delivery service is now offered to all of our Penn State affiliated users – faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

Instead of having a separate article request form for requesting articles from locally held journals, this option has been incorporated into the Article/Book Chapter request form. There is a section in the form that states, “If the journal or book is owned by Penn State, adding the Call Number and selecting a Location from the drop down menu will speed up your request. Otherwise, leave these blank.” When the Call Number and Location of a print journal held locally is filled in, the request will be routed within ILLiad to that branch or library location for processing.

The “Other Formats” request form is to help users identify and explain what format is needed. And the “Annexed Items” request form allows users to request several volumes of a journal on one form; when submitted, this request goes directly to Annex staff for processing.

The simple interface moves the “View” Options up to a noticeable level to help users know that they can view their outstanding requests or cancelled requests or update their profile. Penn State Hershey ILLiad is not included in this revision. Please send comments or questions to Barbara Coopey (bmc4@psu.edu).