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Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Resource Sharing (RS) at Old Westbury

Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing is free service that allows OW students, staff, and faculty to request articles, books, and other material from other libraries.

Request a Book from Another SUNY Library via OW Library Catalog (Discovery)

  1. Sign into (Discovery Library Catalog). undefined
  2. Search for the book.
  3. When the option to Request the item from another institution appears.Request Item from Another SUNY Library
  4. Select Submit and the request will be placed.
  5. An email will be sent when the item is available to be picked up at the circulation desk.
  6. When the request is on the hold shelf ready to be picked up it will also be listed under Requests in the Menu section of your virtual library card.  undefined
  7. You can check the status of your request by signing into your Virtual Library Card Account, and selecting Requests. undefined
  8. When the book is picked up and checked out the book will be listed in your account under Loans.
  9. Due dates can be found next to the Book in the Loan section.Loans checked out