Hewes Library: Library Home: Catalogs

Finding Books Using Library Catalogs

As a Monmouth College patron, you have access to three tiers of library catalogs.

Create a library account
Borrow books from other libraries in Illinois.
Materials arrive in 3-5 days
Once you register, remember to monitor your library account! The transactions you make with I-Share libraries are not monitored by Hewes Library.
I-Share FAQ

Step 3: WorldCat

A larger, international library catalog, WorldCat, allows identification of materials beyond the Hewes Library and the I-Share Catalog. (Be sure to check these catalogs first.)
Materials identified in WorldCat should be requested using ILLiad. Learn more about ILLiad.
Items may take 7-14 days to arrive.

Center for Research Libraries
The Center for Research Libraries is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Located in Chicago, CRL provides a shared collection of five million books, journals, documents and newspapers. Long runs of CRL materials can be borrowed for extended periods, and many materials are digitized on demand. Contact reference@monmouthcollege.edu for more information on this program. Member benefit brochure.

Warren County Public Library
Just blocks away, the Warren County Public Library has a wealth of children's literature, popular fiction, and non-fiction materials to supplement Hewes Library's collection. Monmouth College patrons may apply for a card to circulate materials at WCPL with the following: MC ID, piece of mail with your MC address, and State ID (e.g. driver's license).

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