Books packaged in the library for delivery

Inter-Library Loans

The Library can borrow or obtain digital copies of research resources from other libraries in the UK and abroad for Courtauld students and staff through inter-library loan (ILL).  Loans are administered by our inter-library loans team: inter.loans@courtauld.ac.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

Information for External Libraries

The Courtauld Book Library lends material to academic libraries outside of London, and does not accept requests from individuals.

For libraries within the UK & Republic of Ireland, charges are set by the British Library Document Supply Services.

Overseas academic libraries will be charged via IFLA vouchers.

To make a request, please contact us at inter.loans@courtauld.ac.uk.

Please note that the following items are not available for inter-library loans:

  • Closed Access/Special Collections
  • Reference/ ‘Not for Loan’
  • MA Theses
  • Oversize items
  • Anything printed before 1900
  • Fragile items (at our discretion)
  • Whole issues of journals

Courtauld MA & PhD Theses

The Book Library holds second lendable copies of PhD theses submitted by students of The Courtauld Institute of Art. PhD theses can be loaned to other academic and research libraries except the ones written in 2008 and 2009 which are available for consultation within the library only. We do not lend our MA theses but they can be viewed by appointment within the library.