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Requesting Library Material

This guide will describe three processes for requesting library material online: placing local holds, placing I-Share requests, and placing ILL (interlibrary loan) requests.

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Requesting Library Material

Placing local holds

  1. Visit the library's homepage on the RVC website and find the link to the RVC Library Catalog near our contact information.
  2. Search for the title you're looking for.
  3. If the Estelle M. Black Library does not own a copy, or our copy is unavailable, change the search settings from "RVC Library Catalog" to "All I-Share Libraries".
  4. Open the record of the title you want to request.
  5. Scroll down to the section titled "Get It" and log in where prompted.
  6. Select the box labeled "Request", wait for the form to populate, and select "Send Request" at the bottom of the form.

I-Share

  1. Visit the library's homepage on the RVC website and find the link to the RVC Library Catalog near our contact information.
  2. Search for the title you're looking for.
  3. If the Estelle M. Black Library does not own a copy, or our copy is unavailable, change the search settings from "RVC Library Catalog" to "All I-Share Libraries".
  4. Open the record of the title you want to request.
  5. Scroll down to the section titled "How to Get It" and log in where prompted.
  6. Select the box labeled "I-Share", wait for the form to populate, and select "Send Request" at the bottom of the form.

Interlibrary Loans (ILL)

  1. Visit the library's homepage on the RVC website and find the link to the ILL Request Form under the section labeled "Still Looking?".
  2. Complete the form by entering your contact information, the type of content you're looking for (book, DVD, article), and some information to help us find it (title, author, director.).
  3. Submit the form. Once the library has received the material you requested, you'll be contacted by email or phone.

Picking Up Requests

Whether you requested material from the local RVC collection, I-Share, or by ILL, you'll be notified by email when your material has arrived and is ready to be picked up.

Visit the circulation desk at RVC's Estelle M. Black Library to pick up any requested material.