Interlibrary Loan

Remember, you must be registered with the ILL system in order to log in and place ILL requests. Internet Explorer is not supported by the ILL system and it will not display or function properly in that browser. Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera are all supported.

1. Go to the Kansas Library Catalog or click the ‘Log Into the ILL System’ button below. This will take you to the KLC main page.
2. Click on the Login button in the upper right-hand corner. You must be logged in to place a request. You will be presented with a login screen.
3. Enter your Manhattan Public Library card number (usually the last 7 numbers) and password (usually the last 4 numbers of your phone number). Click ‘Submit’ or press Enter.

*If you would like the system to remember your username and password, click the ‘remember me?’ box. We do not recommend this for public computers. If you are using a public computer, please remember to log out of the ILL system when finished.

After you have logged in, click on the search bar and begin typing. In this example, we will look for the first Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). You can type in all or part of the title or item you are looking for. The catalog will also provide suggested searches. If you see what you’re looking for, you can click it to auto-fill the search box. Then, either press the “Enter” key on your keyboard or click the magnifying glass icon.

The default search is Title. If you wish to search by author or some other heading, you will need to change the search index. To do this, click on the drop-down menu to the left of the search box and select the new index. All Headings is the most versatile index- it will search every field for your search terms. However, results can be a little overwhelming. For more specific results, Title works best.

After you have submitted your search term, the library will start a system-wide search for your item. For the best results, please wait until thenumber of “search resources remaining” in the right-hand corner has reached zero and disappeared. This indicates that the search is complete.

Once the search has completed and your results are available, you can filter further to exactly what you’re searching for. On the left side of the screen, you can filter your results by Format, Author, Title, Subject, Date, Publisher, Awards, and Reading Program. For detailed explanations of these filters, contact the ILL department. By default, the Format filter is open, and will likely be the most helpful filter. Click on any filter to explore further options.

To quickly filter your results to the format you need- such as book, DVD, Blu-Ray, etc- check the box next to the format you’re looking for. You can also simply scroll through the results without filtering and choose a result in that format. If you filter your results, give the search time to run again. You can remove a filter by clicking on the box again, or clicking the X next to the filter word along the top of the results. You can apply multiple filters- for example you can filter your search to include DVD and Blu-Ray.

For the best results, we recommend choosing a result with a large number next to its format type. If you need a specific edition of an item, you may need to look at cover art and chose a different result. Please make sure that your result has at least (1) next to it. In general, the higher the number, the better! Within the results, click the word of the format you want. This will take you to another list of owning libraries and catalogs. You may choose specific editions from here if you like by scrolling through the results.

When you find what you’re looking for, click the hand-pushing-a-button icon under Request to bring up the request form. Verify that all of your information is correct, then click the Submit button. A popup box verifying that your request has been submitted will appear. Click OK. You will be taken back to the list of results. Once submitted, you will be notified either by email or phone when your request arrives.