Can't find it at UBL

If an item is not available at Leiden University Libraries, you can fill out a purchase request, borrow materials directly from another library, or request a book loan or article delivery through interlibrary loan.

Borrowing at other libraries

Leiden University students and staff can apply for a library card free of charge at all Dutch universities (this does not apply to universities of applied sciences / HBO). Please always bring a valid means of ID, and your student's card, if applicable.

The KB, the National Library of the Netherlands, offers a 50% discount to Leiden University students.

Interlibrary loan services (ILL)

• Find the title you are looking for in WorldCat, using this Leiden University proxylink
• Click on 'Find a copy in the library' to see whether the item is available in a Dutch university library or the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands)
• Click on 'Request through ILL' and fill in the request form.
  • When prompted, please log on using your ULCN-account
  • In the request form, use your ULCN-account username where it says 'Patron ID'

ILL fees within the Netherlands

Articles

Articles and book chapters will be delivered electronically. As soon as a document is made available, you will be sent an email containing a link and a password to access the article. Articles will be available for a 30 day period, during which it can be accessed 5 times.

Books

Books requested via ILL can be picked up at the library location specified in your request. Delivery times usually range from a week to ten days. You will be notified by email as soon as an item is ready for pick-up.

For ILL and regular loans, the the UBL circulation policy applies.

International ILL

If a publication is not held by any Dutch library, you may ask the library to try and request it through international ILL. Requests for publications that can be purchased online for a reasonable fee will not be processed.

International ILL fees