Science/Biology/Chemistry/Physics Guide

Due to low staffing the fulfillment rate for Interlibrary Loan and EZ Borrow request may be slower than normal. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. 

If you have questions regarding your ILL or EZ Borrow request please contact our Access Services staff at illgutman@jefferson.edu. 

To borrow a book, first try:

NEW: Search for title, then click Request

• Use drop-down to select Thomas Jefferson University
• Use your Campus Key to log in. 
• Books generally arrive in 3 - 5 business days and cannot be renewed.
• PALCI is a consortium of over 50 academic libraries located in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
• All notifications are sent through your University e-mail account.

Then try:

• Log in with your East Falls username and password. The first time you log in you will have to register for an account.
• Select Book from the menu on the left.
• Books generally arrive in 3 - 20 business days.
• All notifications are sent through your University e-mail account.

Before submitting your request, make sure to check the Gutman Library search, for print holdings and JournalList for electronic holdings.

Then log in with your East Falls userid  and password to:

• The first time you log in you will have to register for an account.
• Select Article from the menu on the left.
• Articles arrive in 3 - 20 business days

ILLIAD and PALCI E-ZBorrow are services available to members of the Jefferson-East Falls community (students, faculty, and staff holding a current valid university ID). 

Alumni borrowers are not eligible to use interlibrary loan services at the university. Please contact your local public library.

If there are any questions send email to us at illgutman@jefferson.edu or call the Interlibrary Loan Office at 215-951-2840.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in it's judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.