Interlibrary Loan

Information for PAU Users

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a free resource-sharing service offered by the PAU Library for current students, faculty, and staff to request electronic copies of documents like journal articles and book chapters from other libraries using Tipasa, PAU's ILL system. 

You may submit Tipasa requests via the PAU databases or by using the ILL portal in your library account.

ILL provides electronic copies of documents to the fullest extent possible, subject to copyright law, licensing restrictions, and availability from our lending partners. Please note that loans of complete physical or digital items (e.g., books, eBooks, DVDs, streaming videos) are not available through ILL.

Tipasa requests for items that cannot be supplied through ILL will be evaluated to determine if an alternative form of access can be provided. When in doubt, please submit your request, and we will do our best to get you what you need!

Use the link below to view our ILL library guide, which contains complete information about submitting a request using Tipasa.

Note for PAU Alumni: The PAU Library is unable to offer ILL services to alumni. For complete information regarding library policies for alumni, please refer to our Alumni Resources page.

Note for the General Public: Members of the general public may request ILL services from a public library (typically using Link+) or any library with which they are affiliated.

Information for Other Institutions

Tipasa is also used to provide reciprocal resource sharing services to other institutions, subject to specific terms and conditions. Use the link below for complete information about these services.

Contact Us

Please contact our ILL staff by emailing ill@paloaltou.edu if you have any questions or need additional assistance with a Tipasa request. Questions regarding request policies and procedures should be directed to librarian@paloaltou.edu.