Service Spotlight: Interlibrary Loan for State Employees

State employees: is there an article you need, but we don’t have a subscription to that journal? Is there a book you’d like to consult to help with a project you’re working on, but you don’t see it listed in our catalog? We’re here to remind you that full-time, permanent state employees can take advantage of the State Library’s Interlibrary Loan program at no cost to you!

You can fill out a form to request a journal article or book chapter and you can also fill out a form to request a book. Alternatively, you can email your request to interlibrary.loan@mass.gov. The more citation information you can provide on your request form or in your email, the better. This will allow staff to be sure they are requesting the correct material for you and you’ll receive your material faster.

The State Library is part of the Boston Library Consortium and we can borrow materials from other libraries via OCLC WorldCat. You can also request materials from other Massachusetts libraries through Commonwealth Catalog, or ComCat, with a valid Massachusetts public library card.

To learn more about interlibrary loan at the State Library, please see our previous blog post and our webpage. Feel free to reach out to us by email with questions as well


Jessica Shrey
Legal Research Reference Librarian