Online Library Catalog:
Interlibrary Loaning of Books
IVCC patrons have access to over 100,000 books and government
documents at Jacobs Library. Patrons also have access to all of the books
in the 65 college and university libraries that are part of the CARLI
consortium to which we belong. They can borrow many of these 18 million
books by placing a request through our online catalog. There is no charge
for this serve and books are sent to our library via an interstate delivery
service provided by the State of Illinois. Depending on where the item is
coming from, it may taken anywhere from 3-4 days to 2 weeks for the books to
get to our library.
The libraries in our CARLI consortium are also referred to as I-Share libraries. The catalog that contains the books of all 65 libraries in our consortium is referred to as the I-Share Catalog. When you are search the IVCC Online Catalog, you will find a link to the I-Share Catalog at the top of the screen.
Accessing the I-Share Catalog Online
To access the I-Share Catalog Online, go to the library's webpage, click
on Library Catalog, and then select I-Share
Catalog . Begin
searching.
Requesting
1. Locate the I-Share Catalog book you
wish to request.
2. Confirm that the item is available from at least
one I-Share library.
3. Click the Request button found on the right
side of the tool bar on
either the top or bottom of the screen.
4. Fill out the Login form.
5. At the next screen, click OK.
6. On the request screen the only information you
need to supply is your ID number and then click Submit Request.
7. The next screen should state: Your request is now is process. If you do not receive this message, please contact Jacobs Library at 224-0306 for assistance.
8. Requests from other libraries generally take between 3-10 days to arrive at IVCC. The library staff makes every effort to contact you by phone when your book arrives, so if your phone number changes, please notify the library.
Managing Requests
After placing a request, the status of the request can
be seen in MyAccount. To access MyAccount, go to
https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/ivc/and select MyAccount or,
if you are already using the Online Library Catalog, click on Login.
The status of your request will be one of the
following:
Outstanding – your request is at the lending
library waiting for them to download it from the computer.
Pending – the lending library had downloaded
your request and is looking for the book.
In transit – the lending library has located the
book and has sent it to IVCC.
On Hold –your book has reached IVCC and is
waiting for you to pick it up. The library staff makes every effort to also
contact you by phone when your book arrives.
If you want to cancel a request before it is processed, you can do so by checking the box to the left of the title and then clicking Cancel Selected Requests.
Requesting Assistance
If you have questions about the online catalog, please
call Jacobs Library at 224-0306 or email your question to
Jacobs_library@ivcc.edu.