You can place a request for a title in your search results list and ask that the title be held for you at a library location you select. Your library may also allow requests for specific copies of a title. You need your barcode number (library card number) or user name and password to request a title. For information about setting up a library account and obtaining a password, see Setting Up a New Patron Account. Your library may limit the number of requests you can make, or may charge a fee.
Your library may also offer interlibrary loans. If the title you want is not available in the library system, the library obtains it for you from another source outside the system. This is particularly useful when you have searched a site outside the library system. Your request provides the bibliographic information the library needs to borrow the title from an outside source (not necessarily the site you searched). Interlibrary loans may take some time to obtain.
You can also purchase the title directly from a retail vendor online, if your library provides this feature, and at some libraries a portion of your purchase may benefit the library.
In this section:
Request a specific copy of a title
Purchase a title from a Web vendor