There is a new and improved way to request books through Interlibrary Loan. You can submit a request using the WorldCat database (the same resource that the Interlibrary Loan staff use to borrow books for you). Ten thousand libraries worldwide contribute their holdings to WorldCat which has over 70 million records. To access WorldCat, go to the Library’s home page (http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu), click on databases, scroll down to WorldCat and click to open. If you need assistance accessing WorldCat ask at the Information Services Desk or the Interlibrary Loan Office.

What are the advantages to submitting a request through WorldCat?

It is one-stop shopping! With one click, you can see if a book is held by Brooklyn College, in another CUNY library, or elsewhere. If it is held by any CUNY library you can click on the title and be sent right to the record in CUNY+. Once there, if it’s in any CUNY library other than Brooklyn, you can place a request online for the book through the new CLICS service. If it is not in CUNY, you can easily initiate an ILL request in WorldCat.

This is how it works:

• Initially go to <My Account> and set up your account with a name and password.
• Subsequently go to the icon on the toolbar that says <Resource Sharing>, check on the status of the books you have already requested, then click on <Searching>. When you find the record you are looking for, click on <Borrow this item from another library (Interlibrary Loan)>. The request form will be filled in all except for your barcode and department.

What are other advantages to using WorldCat?

Requesting books through WorldCat means less keyboarding for you and for the ILL staff. The result is that the request is sent to the borrower more quickly and hence, the waiting time for your book is shorter!

New Pick-Up Location:
All books will be available for pickup at the Circulation Desk.

Any questions?
Please get in touch with the Interlibrary Loan Office, x4414, ill@brooklyn.cuny.edu or Professor Judith Wild, x5426, (jwild@brooklyn.cuny.edu).