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Requesting items not at UW-River Falls

When can I use Universal Borrowing or Interlibrary Loan?


Universal Borrowing
(Use to request books from other UW campuses.)

Search and request Universal Borrowing Items.

Track your Universal Borrowing requests.

More information about Universal Borrowing.

Interlibrary Loan
(Use to request journal articles and books, not found through Universal Borrowing.)

Place Interlibrary Loan requests for Articles and Books.

Track your Interlibrary Loan requests.

Retrieve electronically delivered articles.

More information about Interlibrary Loan.

Books and other monographs/videos/music and other audio recordings
Step 1

Search UW-RF’s library catalog to make sure the item is not available on our campus

 

Step 2

Search the other UW libraries for the item using the Universal Borrowing function of the library catalog. If available, “Place Request” for that item. The item will arrive in two to five days. Please check your library account to see the status of the request.

 

Step 3

If the item cannot be located or requested in steps one and two, then place an interlibrary loan request for the item. Library staff will locate and request the item for you. You will be notified via email when items arrive.

 

Journal/Newspaper or other articles
Step 1

Search Find IT to make sure that we do not have access to the journal or newspaper, either in print or full-text online in a database.


Step 2 If the item cannot be located in Find It, then place an interlibrary loan request for the item. Library staff will locate and request a copy of the article for you.
Step 3 You can view the processing, shipment, and arrival of your Interlibrary Loan articles by selecting Track your Interlibrary Loan requests.
Step 4 You will receive an email to your UWRF email account to notify you of the location in which you can pick up your materials.

 

* Please note that the Interlibrary Loan department will strive to acquire your materials as quickly as possible, however some items will come through the mail and will take longer. Please allow 4 to 8 days for these requests to arrive.


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