interlibrary-loan-guide
Access papers through interlibrary loan and document delivery services
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill interlibrary-loan-guide --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Interlibrary Loan Guide A skill for accessing research papers and books through interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery services when your institution does not have a subscription. Covers ILL workflows, alternative free access methods, and strategies for rapid document retrieval. ## Understanding Interlibrary Loan ### What Is ILL? Interlibrary loan is a service where your library borrows materials from another library on your behalf. Most academic libraries offer ILL free of charge to their students, faculty, and staff. Turnaround time is typically 1-7 business days for articles and 1-3 weeks for books. ### Types of Requests ``` Article/Chapter Request: - You receive a digital scan (PDF) of the article - Usually delivered to your email or ILL portal - Turnaround: 1-5 business days - Typically free Book Loan: - Physical book is shipped from another library - Must be returned by a due date (usually 3-6 weeks) - Turnaround: 5-15 business days - May have a small shipping fee Thesis/Dissertation: - Some are available digitally via ProQuest or institutional repositories - Others must be requested as physical loans or scans - Turnaround varies widely ``` ## Step-by-Step ILL Proces
- Understanding Interlibrary Loan
- What Is ILL?
- Types of Requests
- Step-by-Step ILL Process
- Submitting a Request
- Typical Workflow
- Free Alternatives Before Requesting ILL
- Check These Sources First
- Document Delivery Services
- Commercial Alternatives
- When to Use Document Delivery vs. ILL
- Tips for Efficient Access
What does the interlibrary-loan-guide skill do?
Access papers through interlibrary loan and document delivery services
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill interlibrary-loan-guide --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.