Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If the WCC Library does not own a book you need for your research, or an article you need is not available in either the NC LIVE or Literature Resource Center database, then you may request the library staff order a copy of the book or article from another library. This library-to-library lending is called Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
All ILL transactions for books and copies of articles are absolutely free to any WCC Library patron who holds a current WCC library card.
It will usually take one to two weeks for a book or a copy of an article to be mailed to the WCC Library for you to pickup and use. You will be called or emailed by the ILL staff member at the WCC Library when the book is ready for you.
You must present your WCC Library card when picking up an ILL loan, though you may give your library card to a third person to pick up the item. The requestor is always responsible for the return of the materials in good condition.
There are three ways to place ILL requests:
A. For books not listed In the OPAC as held by WCC (i.e. Wayne in the “library” search box), but possibly held by another NC community college library:
- In “library” box choose ALL from the drop-down menu.
- Enter your search in the left hand box.
- Choose the appropriate type of search from the drop-down menu beside the right hand search box.
- Click the Search button.
- Choose a book title from the Search Results screen.
- Click on the Details button above the book title.
- Click on the Place a Hold link to the left of the book record.
- In “user id” box enter your WCC Library barcode.
- In “pickup at” box always choose Wayne from the drop-down menu.
- Ignore the other boxes
- Click the Place Hold button.
B. For books not listed in the OPAC at all, you may place an ILL request through the WorldCat database in NC LIVE that lists holdings of libraries all over the world:
- Search for a book by keyword, author or title.
- Click on the title of the item you want to borrow in the summary screen.
- In the screen record for the book, click the Borrow this Item link.
- Fill out the resulting online form with your first name, last name, phone number or email address at which you may be contacted when the item is received, and WCC Library card barcode number.
- Click the Submit button.
C. For journal articles not available in either the NC LIVE or the Literature Resource Center database, fill out an Online Interlibrary Loan request form, or fill out a paper form in person at the WCC Library Circulation desk.
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