Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service for borrowing materials that Crossett Library does not have in the collection. This service is provided free to current students, faculty, and staff. Your @bennington.edu email address is already registered in the system.
You may always request articles and book chapters through interlibrary loan. You will receive these as PDFs in your library account. Due to mailing and loan times it is unlikely that ILL requests for physical items such as books and films can be fulfilled to correspond with your residency so please contact library@bennington.edu for requests related to physical items when you are not on campus.
Request to borrow an item from other libraries through the library catalog
1. Using the main search box at library.bennington.edu, search for an item or on a particular topic.
2. On the left side of the results screen, choose Libraries Worldwide: 
3. Find and click on the item title you're seeking.
4. On the right side click, "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan: 
5. Choose "Bennington College Community" and sign in with your Bennington email
6. The citation information will be auto input. Scroll to the bottom and click Submit Request.
You will receive an email when your item arrives. Articles and scanned pages/chapters from books will come in via email. Books will be mailed and held at the front desk of Crossett for pickup.
Request to borrow an item from other libraries by filling out a form manually.
1. Login to your Library Account, signing in via "Bennington College Community" and using your Bennington email
2. Click "Requests" and then "Create Request"
3. Choose Article or Book Chapter, Book, or DVD and enter as much information as you can provide.
4. Click Submit Request
You will receive an email when your item arrives. Articles and scanned pages/chapters from books will come in via email. Books will be mailed and held at the front desk of Crossett for pickup.