Start your search for books with DePaul WorldCat Local

• Once you have located the item you would like to request, click on the title so information for that item appears on the screen. 
• If an item is available from DePaul University Libraries, you will see a Request button under Find a copy in the library.
• If an item is available from an I-Share Library, you will see a Borrow from I-Share Libraries button under Find a copy in the library.
• If an item is not available from either DePaul University Libraries or I-Share, you will see a Request via ILLiad button under Find a copy in the library.

Requesting from DePaul University Libraries

• Click the Request button in DePaul WorldCat Local -- this will take you into the classic catalog.
  
• Enter your library borrower ID and last name.  The DePaul library borrower ID is located on the back of your ID card, and starts with the numbers  20511.  
• Click Login.
• When you see Request DePaul's Copy click OK.
• On the next screen, Choose pick-up library from the drop-down list.
  
• Enter your library borrower ID again.
• Click Submit Request.

You'll receive an email when the book arrives at the campus you selected, usually within one or two business days. (NOTE: If the book cannot be located on the shelf, the request will go to another library that owns the book, and it will take several more days to arrive.)

Requesting from  I-Share

• Click the Borrow from I-Share Libraries under Find a copy in the library in DePaul WorldCat Local -- this will take you into the I-Share catalog.
  
• Under the Request 1^st Available tab, you will be asked to login.
• Enter your your I-Share account information. (The first time you request an item through I-Share, you will need to create an account . Check out our guide to completing this quick, one-time process.)
• Click Login. The I-Share system will automatically select the next available copy.
• Select  Choose pick-up location.  (The pick-up library field should already display DePaul University.)
• Click the Request  button.

You'll receive an email when the book arrives at the campus you selected, usually within a week. (NOTE: If the book cannot be located on the shelf at the first library, the request will go to another library that owns the book, and it will take several more days to arrive.)

Requesting via ILLiad

• Click the Request via ILLiad button in DePaul WorldCat Local.
• You will be prompted to login. Use your library borrower ID, and your last name in ALL CAPS. (NOTE: You must be currently enrolled in a clss to use ILLiad.) What's my library borrower ID?
  
• After logging in, a pre filled form will appear, containing all of the information for the title you are requesting. Make sure the information is complete and correct, then click Submit Request, near the bottom of the page.

You'll receive an email when the book arrives at the campus you selected. Books requested via ILLiad usually arrive in 7 to 10 days.