How to use FirstSearch’s WorldCat to request an Interlibrary Loan
1) Search for items:
1a) if you don’t know what’s out there:
You may start out with a search by keyword to find what is published on your subject.
Enter a keyword.
Click the Search Button at top or bottom.
From the results, check box to the left of every item that is of interest to you.
Then click on the third oval (underneath the tabs) that says “Marked Records”. This reduces the returns to only those items that you selected.
Email, export, and/or print these bibliographic records for your future reference.
1b) When you know what you are looking for:
You may search for your item by Keyword, Author, Title, etc. (see dropdown box).
Click the Search Button at top or bottom.
From the list of results, click on the title that matches your request.
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Articles in Journals
If you are searching for an article, search by the title of the journal. Remember you are searching for which libraries carry that journal title. Once you find the journal, you will add the details of the article you want on your request form.
You can save yourself from seeing extraneous items by clicking the box by Serial Publications. This will limit your results to only journals.
GIAL always requests from fee-free lenders first.
2) Verify that GIAL does not own it.
Please check the GIAL Library catalog to see if we have the item. Note: Our holdings do not show on WorldCat’s listing of “Libraries worldwide that own item”. You will have to go to go to the GIAL Library Web Catalog and search for the item.
3) Submit your electronic request
From FirstSearch’s WorldCat, search for the item and click on Get this item or Borrow this item from another library (Interlibrary Loan).
Check the catalogs in your library.
· Libraries worldwide that own item: 52
· Borrow this item from another library (Interlibrary Loan)
A form will come up. Fill in your information. (See sample for details)
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How available is it? To get an idea of how easily and cheaply your request can be obtained, click on Libraries that own item in WorldCat. If these libraries are located in Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico, chances are good that we can obtain the item with no fee charged.