Books

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

Hewes Library Catalog

• Locate physical books, DVDs and media owned by Hewes Library; select Ebooks included
• Materials may be print or digital and are immediately available on campus

I-Share Catalog

• Locate and borrow books owned in other Illinois academic libraries
• To request an item first login to the library catalog. Learn more about requesting materials via I-Share.
• Materials are delivered to Hewes Library in 3-5 days 

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 may be requested using WorldShare.
• Items may take 7-14 days to arrive. 

I-Share is a sharing alliance of approximately 90 Illinois libraries.

Monmouth College students, faculty, and staff may borrow materials from I-Share free of charge.

What can I borrow from I-Share?

Books, and some multi-media items (at the discretion of the lending library)

How do make an I-Share request? video tutorial

• Sign into the library catalog using your Monmouth College email address and password.

• Conduct a search in the Hewes Library catalog. If the item is not located, find the link to the ALL I-SHARE LIBRARIES SEARCH in the top menu.

• Conduct a search (again)
• When the item you want is located, click the item TITLE.
• In the full record, find HOW TO GET IT and click the I-SHARE bar underneath. The bar will turn grey and process. Indicate a "Not needed after" date, if necessary.

• A request form will display. The PICK UP LOCATION and PICK UP INSTITUTION will default to Monmouth College, but can be changed to other locations. 

• Click 

For library catalog search tips, see "SEARCH TIPS" tab above