Webster University Library is able to find most articles and books through our library or loaned from another library at no cost to you.
Expect journal articles to take 2 to 3 days and books up to take 10 days excluding weekends and holidays. You may also log into your Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery ILLiad account to check on the status of your request(s). 

Article requests:

• St. Louis area patrons
• Non-St. Louis area patrons and Online programs

Book requests:

• St. Louis area patrons
• Missouri patrons outside of St. Louis area
• U.S.A. extended campus patrons outside of Missouri
• International campus patrons
• Online programs

Book chapter requests:

• St. Louis area patrons
• Non-St. Louis area patrons and Online programs

More information:

• Document delivery
• Interlibrary Loan Services

From a library database

When the PDF or HTML full-text is not available in one of our databases, use the "Full Text Finder" button. Full Text Finder will allow you to link to the article in another database. If no full text is available you may request an electronic copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan.

From another source (e.g. online, Google Scholar)

Many articles that you find online may require payment (aka paywall) to download the article. In many cases the library can get the article for you for free to keep you from having to pay out of pocket. For more information, please visit our: 

To request a purchase, submit a Webster University Library Suggestion Form.