Catawba's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service allows you to borrow books and get copies of articles that the college does not have. Our ILL office will identify a library that owns the material that you need, request the material for you, and then notify you when it arrives. Books will be on loan for a period of time set by the other library. Articles usually arrive electronically. These are yours to keep.
Place an ILL request through the library catalog by first searching for the item that you need. If Catawba does not own the item or have access to it, you will see the following message: "This item isn't held in your library system, but it is held by other WorldCat Libraries." Click on the blue "Request item through interlibrary loan" box to begin your request.
For more information, including a brief tutorial, see the ILL page.