TRU students, faculty, and staff can borrow material from other libraries via interlibrary loan. NOTE: Alumni and community users can access interlibrary loan services through their local public library.
Please read before requesting and interlibrary loan via the button below:
The Library can obtain the following types of materials for you via interlibrary loan:
Please Note: The interlibrary loan service supports research, employment, and course work at TRU. Please place requests for personal reading materials with your local public library.
Please see the Library guide Theses & Dissertations.
All official TRU Library notices (i.e., due date reminders, hold notices, interlibrary loan "request" and "available" confirmations, etc.) are sent to TRU email accounts. It is your responsibility to check your TRU account regularly for library notices OR set up your TRU email account to forward messages automatically to the email account of your choice.
Your request may have been cancelled for any of the following reasons:
You are responsible for paying any replacement charges and/or processing fees levied by the lending library.
If the lending library recalls material before the assigned due date, TRU Library will notify you about the new due date.
$2.00 per day per item
NOTE: TRU Library borrows material from other libraries on your behalf. If materials are returned late, you will be subject to fines and may lose your borrowing privileges.
Log into Relais using your institutional login and password. Please contact TRU Library Interlibrary Loans at ill@tru.ca to receive an institutional login and password.
Items available for loan:
Items available for copy/scan:
Items NOT available for loan:
Please submit via:
Please note: We do not provide rush service.
For Profit Libraries (i.e. Corporate Libraries)
Not for Profit Libraries within Canada (does not apply to BC public libraries or to libraries within the BC-ELN, COPPUL, OCUL, BCI, and CAUL-CBUA consortial networks)
Not for Profit Libraries outside Canada
Through the Library's memberships in COPPUL (Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries) and CPSLD (Council of Post-Secondary Library Directors), TRU Library participates in a reciprocal borrowing program which allows current TRU faculty, staff, and students to borrow materials directly from all academic libraries that participate in the program.
For a complete list of participating libraries, see: CPSLD Website: Reciprocal Borrowing and CURBA Participating Libraries.
If you are visiting a CPSLD library, present your valid TRU Campus ID card or proof of registration at TRU.
If you are visiting a COPPUL/CURBA library, you will need to obtain a COPPUL card from TRU Library before you can borrow material from a CURBA library. The card serves as your introduction to other libraries. You will need to present your COPPUL Card and your TRU Campus ID card (or proof of registration/employment at TRU) at the Circulation Desk of the library you wish to use, and they will issue you a borrowing card for use at their library. The lending library may have restrictions on the types of materials and/or number of items you can borrow. Each library has its own lending policies: please contact the relevant library before visiting.
Currently registered TRU students, Faculty, and staff with TRU library accounts in good standing.
Please contact the Library Reference Help Desk at your TRU campus to check for eligibility and request a COPPUL card. Open Learning, distance & regional students: contact TRU Library.
The library may issue you a library card or an account number. Each library has its own policies and procedures. It is a good idea to telephone the other library before going.
You can use the same COPPUL Card at each library that you visit.
No, the reciprocal loan program does not allow for remote access of another institution's licensed databases. It is up to the library you are visiting to determine if you can access the databases while you are visiting their campus.
You are responsible for all fines incurred by the library you are visiting. If your account at the TRU Library or another CURBA/CPSLD library becomes delinquent, your reciprocal borrowing (i.e., CURBA) privileges will be suspended.
You can return items directly to the CURBA/CPSLD library that you borrowed them from, or drop your books off at TRU Library. Please make sure to give TRU Library enough time to ship materials through Canada Post. For example, if your books are due on Saturday, please return them to TRU Library by Monday, at the latest. TRU Library is not responsible for any fines incurred due to shipping delays, strikes, statutory holidays, etc.