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Request new books and articles

New Item Request Form

We want to make our library collection better for everyone. If there is a book or resource you need, please use this form to ask for it. We appreciate your ideas and look forward to adding your suggestions to our collection.

Your request will either be fulfilled by the purchase of a new item or via interlibrary loan request. This decision will be based on relevance to the collection, availability and cost of purchase.

This service is only for current students and staff of Norwich University. Please use your University email address when submitting a request.

Please use this form to request a new item for the library collection

NB this service is only available to current students and staff.

Your details

Your Name (required) Student / Staff badge number (required) Course University Email (required)

Item details

Please fill in all relevant fields for your item Title of item (book, journal, DVD etc.) (required) Author(s) and /or editor(s) (required) ISBN/ISSN Edition Publisher Year of publication If you are requesting a journal article please tell us: Article title Volume & issue/part number Pages DOI (if known)

Other information

Is this item on a reading list? Yes Would you like to be emailed when the item becomes available? Yes Would you like the item to be reserved for you? Yes Any other information:

Terms and Conditions (required)

I hereby request you to supply me with a copy of the item specified, which I require for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study.

I declare that:

I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the same material by you or by any other librarian.

I will only use the book/article for research for a non-commercial purpose or private study, and will not supply a copy of it to any other person.

To the best of my knowledge, no other person with whom I work or study has made, or intends to make at about the same time as this request, a request for substantially the same material for substantially the same purposes.

If this item was delivered by an electronic method (which includes facsimile transmission), I will retain only a single paper copy and destroy any electronic copies after printing.

I understand that if this declaration is false in a material particular, the copy supplied to me by you will be infringing copyright and that I shall be liable for infringement of copyright as if I've made the copy myself (if your research may be income generating, please contact the library as it may include an extra copyright fee).

If I receive a book from another library (an interlibrary loan) I understand I may be responsible for the replacement cost should that book be lost or damaged.

By ticking the below box I am agreeing to the above terms and conditions.

Interlibrary loans

If Norwich University of the Arts Library doesn’t have the book or journal article that you need, we can often borrow it from another library (e.g. the British Library) on your behalf.

This service is free of charge to all our students and staff, although there is a cost to the Library for borrowing and renewing ILLs.

If you want to request an item please use our item request form. We try to acquire all items requested from us, sometimes by buying them, and other times by borrowing them from other libraries. We will get back to you as quickly as possible to let you know how we will fulfill your request. If we are going to provide you with access to the item by inter-library loan we will let you know.

Frequently asked questions relating to inter-library loans are below. You can also find out more about the specific material we hold by emailing us.

British Library cyber attack

Due to a cyber attack on the British Library (this link opens in a new window), our access to interlibrary loans may be limited. This may lead to a delay or difficulty in fulfilling your request, however, the team will do their utmost to ensure you can access any material you require. Please continue to place requests, your librarian will be in contact if there are any issues.

How do I apply for an ILL?

Please complete the item request form.

How long does it take to receive an ILL?

We aim to fulfil ILL requests within 7 days, but some may take longer so please bear this in mind. (Some items take a lot of hunting down, and we also have to allow time for postage).

We will email your student email account as soon as your item is ready to collect.

Where do I collect my ILL from?

Please collect your ILL from the Library Help Desk on the 1st floor. Journal articles are printed off for you, we just need you to sign a copyright declaration form before handing you the article, which you can then keep.

Books are a little more complicated, please see below.

How long will I be able to borrow the book?

Most ILL books are loaned for approx. 3 to 4 weeks, but we cannot guarantee this as the return date is set by the institution we have borrowed from.

The loan period starts from the day we receive the item so please collect it as soon as possible – we will email your student email account once it is ready to collect.

ILLs have strict return dates, if a book becomes overdue we can lose the right to borrow from that particular library, so please be prompt with returns.

Can I renew an ILL book?

This will be up to the institution that we have borrowed the book from, so please give us plenty of notice to ask for permission on your behalf. We cannot renew the book without their permission.