How to... Request a book or article we do not own

The University of Mount Union library belongs to the OPAL and OhioLINK consortia. All library catalogs in the consortia use identical library software to simplify and facilitate access to and availability of library resources and materials locally and throughout the state of Ohio.

BOOKS not available at the University of Mount Union may be available in another OhioLINK library. If so, the user may request to borrow the book during the search process for that book in the library online catalog.  When ascertaining that the book is not available at the University of Mount Union either due to the book not being owned or the fact that the book is unavailable, click on the button for Search OhioLINK as seen below:

The search process will immediately take the user to the OhioLINK catalog and search for the book in question. If the book is available at one of the other OhioLINK schools, the user may then click on the link Request This Item.

Users will be prompted for their institution, user name and barcode.

Some books may not be available either from the University of Mount Union or OhioLINK. In this case, the individual may request a book using the Interlibrary Loan Service. There is no fee for using Interlibrary Loan. Please use this form to request books:

Interlibrary Loan Book Request Form

Due dates differ for Interlibrary loan book requests.

ARTICLES not available either in hard copy or electronic copy from the University of Mount Union may be requested through the Interlibrary Loan process. There is no fee for using Interlibrary Loan for articles. Please use this form to request articles:

Inter-library Photocopy Loan Form

Articles obtained through Interlibrary Loan are the property of the individual who requests them.