How to Borrow Items Unavailable at Brown
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1. Find an item in WorldCat
2. Click "Request this item"
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3. We'll get it for you using
one of the services below.
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OR -- search within the individual options below. Please check Josiah first. (If you use easyBorrow, this will happen automatically.) With easyBorrow you search and authenticate once; using the direct borrow services individually you will have to re-key your search and re-authenticate for each.
- InRhode
Expedited delivery of books from Rhode Island academic, hospital, and Dept. of Health libraries. Delivery may take 2-4 days. more information - Borrow Direct
Expedited delivery of books from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, U. Penn, Yale. Delivery may take 2-5 days. more information - Virtual Catalog
Expedited delivery of books from many Massachusetts academic and research libraries. Delivery may take 3-5 days. more information - ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)
Brown's Interlibrary Loan system. Delivery may take 10-14 days. more information - Visit Area Libraries
Use your public library (Ocean State Libraries), BLC, or CRIARL cards or letters of reference for on-site visits.
How to Request ARTICLES not at Brown
- Be sure to check JOSIAH or the eJournals A-Z list to see if the Library owns the journal in which your article appears.
- Citation Linker
If you have a citation in hand from a bibliography or reading list you can use the Citation Linker to find online full text or to pass the search to Interlibrary Loan. - ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)
Brown's Interlibrary Loan system. Delivery may take 5-7 days. more information