Requesting books

Libraries worldwide

If the book you need cannot be found at Concordia Library, or one of the Quebec university libraries, you can place an interlibrary loan (ILL) request right in the Sofia Discovery tool.

Let's say you were looking to access the book in the example below. We can see that there is no availability through Concordia or any Quebec university library.

In this case, we see a "Request via Interlibrary Loan" button. Click this button to proceed with the request and sign into your account.

You will be brought to the "Book" form found in the "Requests" tab of your account.

The form will autofill certain information about the book. Review all the fields to ensure the information is correct. Select your desired pickup location (Webster or Vanier Library).

At the bottom of the form, you will see an "additional information" section. You can add in any other information pertaining to the request and/or specify the desired edition.

Click on "Submit request".

Your request can now be found in the "Requests" tab.

You will be notified by email when your item is ready for pickup.

Having trouble finding the book you need in Sofia? You can also create an ILL request through a form available in your Sofia "My Account".

To do this, sign into your account and click on the "Requests" option in the drop-down menu.

Select the "Create request" button.

Select the "Book" form. Fill out the form by providing as much detail as you can to help us locate your item. Select your desired pickup location.

Click on "Submit request".

Your request can then be found in the "Requests" tab.