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Checking out Books and Other Physical Materials

If an item is available in print, you will find its location and availability in the Get It section of an item's record. From this section you may:

  • place a request for the item and choose where to pick it up;
  • request that part or all of an item be digitized and delivered electronically;
  • initiate an Interlibrary Borrowing request if the item is currently unavailable at Adelphi Libraries but available from another institution.

Checking Out an Item

When viewing an item available for checkout, click Get It in the sidebar or scroll down to find the available locations.

Available locations of a book in OneSearch.

 

Under Get It you may place a request for the item and include your desired pickup location. In addition to specific library pickup locations you may also request that a physical item be delivered to your home address.
 

Requesting Digitization

In the Get It section you may also place a digitization request for a book chapter or selection to be scanned and emailed to you.

Note: The Library will digitize and email you up to two chapters or 10% of any one title, in accordance with copyright fair use.

See the OneSearch Request and Digitization video overview for more information.

Requesting through Interlibrary Borrowing

⚠️ Always check if Adelphi University Libraries has something before placing an Interlibrary Borrowing request.

Adelphi has borrowing arrangements with libraries in the region and around the world (see Interlibrary Borrowing). This service is free for Adelphi students, faculty, and staff, and you can do it from within OneSearch with a few clicks. If an item is unavailable at Adelphi Libraries but available from another library, you will see "Request Through Interlibrary Borrowing" in either the brief details at the top or in the "Get It" section of an item record (or both).

An item obtainable through interlibrary borrowing


The link will take you to an Interlibrary Borrowing form with information already filled in; here you may add additional details and submit your request. 

Note that, by default, OneSearch shows results to which Adelphi has access. To better locate items at other libraries that may be available for loan, expand your search by selecting the "Expand beyond Adelphi's holdings" toggle in the sidebar of any search result page. 

Expand Onesearch beyond Adelphi holdings

Even if you cannot find what you are looking for in OneSearch, you may initiate a request by selecting the Interlibrary Borrowing link from the header of any OneSearch page and providing information about the work you are seeking.

Upon receiving Interlibrary Borrowing request, a member of the User Services team will follow up with you to confirm the request and update on availability of the item.

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Renewing Loans

In My Library Account, available from the header of any OneSearch page,  you may find your current loans and renew loaned materials. For more information, see Library Policies: Loan Rules and Library Policies: How to Return or Renew Books.