Painted and Illuminated Manuscripts

This guide is designed to aid in access and use of medieval folios and early print volumes in the Special Collections of the University of Arkansas Libraries. It also guides the use of facsimiles in the Libraries collections and digital collections of med

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When it's not Here

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Our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service can borrow books and articles not found in our collection from other libraries.

To use the ILL service:

  • Register as an ILL user on the ILLiad system.
  • For books, fill out a book request form manually, or use the ILLiad link in the WorldCat database. 
  • For articles, most article databases allow you to place requests directly through the Find it! service. You can also type in article requests manually. 

More about the ILL service:

  • Articles generally come in 1-2 working days; you will be notified by email with a link to the article when it is available.
  • Books and other physical loans generally come within 5 working days. You will review an email when there are available and they will be held for you at the Mullins Help Desk in Mullins Library.
  • Read the ILL FAQs.

CRL: Center for Research Libraries

The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is a cooperative collection of esoteric research materials not widely held in U.S. Libraries. CRL collections include:

  • foreign and U.S. newspapers
  • foreign government documents
  • foreign theses
  • large microfilm sets of manuscript collections
  • extensive holdings in area studies: Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia

Our membership in CRL allows you to borrow their collections for long-term use or access materials  that hav been digitized online.