Elmhurst University students, faculty, and staff can utilize two services to access resources not owned by the A.C. Buehler Library:
Using Bluejay Search you can request physical items (e.g. books, CDs, DVDs, etc) that are not owned by the A.C. Buehler Library from any I-Share library
1. If you don't find your item using Bluejay Search with the Elmhurst Library Catalog option, e.g.
2. Search again, but change the search option to All I-Share Libraries
3. Click Check for available services under the item you want
4. Sign in or Login
5. Use the Elmhurst users option with your enumber credentials to check the request options
6. Choose Request through I-Share
7. Check that the details of the request are correct - including the library where you would like to pick up the item
8. Click Send request
9. A green box will appear that says Your request was successfully placed. You will also get an email confirming your request.
10. You will receive an email notification when the item is ready to be picked up (allow 7-10 days for the item to arrive)
When requesting from a multi-volume title (e.g. Grove dictionary of music), enter the Volume number wanted.
When requesting multiple volumes (e.g. if you want volumes 4, 5, and 10) from a multi-volume title, then request each volume in individual requests (e.g. first request is volume 4, second request for volume 5, and a third request for volume 10).
Interlibrary loan allows physical material (e.g. books, CDs, DVDs, etc) not owned by the A.C. Buehler Library or any other library in the I-Share consortia to be requested from another library around the country.
First, use the All I-Share Libraries search option in Bluejay Search to check if it's owned anywhere in the I-Share consortia:
If it isn't, fill in the form:
Interlibrary loan request for a book
Please allow a minimum of 10 days to receive the requested item.
Interlibrary loan allows you to request articles from journals that are not owned or accessible through the A.C. Buehler Library from other libraries around the country.
First, check that the article isn't already available to you:
1. Use Bluejay Search to see if the article is available as a directly via an Articles search
2. Use the Journal Search option to see if the journal is available - then search within the journal for the title, or drill down to the article through the year, volume, issue number, etc.
3. Search by Citation Linker, if you have it
4. Do a general Internet search for the article - sometimes you will find them as free/open access directly from the journal website.
If you are unable to find a copy, fill in the form:
Interlibrary loan request for an article
Please allow a minimum of 7 days to receive requested article.
