Find Books at UIS | Request Books at Other Libraries | The book I want isn't in I-Share
Find Books at UIS
PrairieCat (formerly called ILLINET Online) is the nickname for the book catalog. You can search it by title, author, subject, or do a keyword search of the entire record. For more detailed help, see Find Books.
Request Books from Other Libraries
Ours is a shared catalog. If you can't find what you are looking for in our holdings, click on the red link Repeat Search in the I-Share catalog if there is one, to search all 65 libraries. (If you aren't given that link, click on the I-Share Catalog. You will have to redo your search.) Once you have found an item you want, click on Request.
- First, you will be asked to login to the system. Select Univ. of Illinois-Spgfld, type in your Library # on your I-Card (starts with 214), and your last name.
- Then you'll be asked if you want to request first available item, the only choice given. Click OK.
- Then the request form will pop up. Fill in your I-Card number again, and you can choose whatever pickup location you want. (It's defaulted to UIS.) Then click Submit Request. If it worked, you'll get a confirmation message.
The book I want isn't in the I-Share Catalog.
The largest database we have for books is WorldCat. It has records and holdings information for over 57 million titles from libraries around the world. You may request titles you find in their by clicking on the ILL button and filling out the form. Just make sure that the title isn't owned by an I-Share library first. The I-Share requests are handled a lot faster. For more information about WorldCat, see Help with WorldCat. |
