Inter Library Loans

Public Libraries Victoria is required to move to a new statewide courier service for our interlibrary loans. This means that all Inter Library Loans are being suspended temporarily.

Inter Library Loans are suspended until further notice

Please be aware that all Inter Library Loans activity at Port Philip Library Service is suspended for the next month or two whilst a new courier system is being implemented by the Victorian Government. Port Phillip Library Service apologises for the short notice of this announcement, and we hope to resume the service by April. In the meantime, we encourage patrons to make a purchase request for any recently published material.

All Inter Library Loans that were submitted before Tuesday 25 October 2022 will still be completed.

No other Inter Library Loans will be allowed until the new courier system is finalised.

About ILLS

Items that are not held by Port Phillip Library Service can be requested through the Inter Library Loans service and are sourced from other library collections across Australia.

Although we can’t guarantee the availability or supply time of the material requested, most requests are successfully supplied within a few weeks.

ILLS frequently asked questions (FAQ)

The Library Link Victoria website allows library members to search and request items without visiting the library in person.
Before making an Inter Library Loan request, we ask you to check the Port Phillip Library Service catalogue to verify that we don’t already hold the item.
Titles held in the Port Phillip Library Service collection cannot be requested as Inter Library Loans.
To request an Inter Library Loan:
1. Log in to your account on Library Link Victoria
2. Enter your library membership number and library password or PIN.
Please note that this is a new website and has a different URL to the earlier Library Link Victoria service.
All Inter Library Loans are free of charge except items requested from charging libraries.
All Victorian public libraries, all Queensland public libraries, and most New South Wales public libraries supply Inter Library Loans free of charge.
Charging libraries include all University libraries, and some interstate public libraries.
You will have to pay $19.70 for a journal article, and $30.30 for all other items if you make a request to a charging library.
To activate a request to a charging library, you must add either of these two amounts to the 'Amount Willing to Pay' field on the request form. Failure to do so will invalidate your request.
Please note that you don’t need to include the $ sign.
1. Log in to your account on Library Link Victoria2
2. Enter your library membership number and library password or PIN.
3. Open the Requests tab and view current requests.

Inter Library Loans