The University of Toledo Libraries : Borrowing items through OhioLINK

UT patrons have much more than the resources of our own library available to them... you can also borrow many items from any of OhioLINK's 80+ member libraries.

What can be Borrowed?

Individual libraries determine whether their items can be borrowed.  When you are in the OhioLINK Library Catalog, click on the phrase "# OhioLINK Libraries have this Item" to see the status at a particular library.  Any item with the status of AVAILABLE can be borrowed.  Usually these items include books, proceedings, theses & dissertations, and some sound and video recordings.  Items with the status LIB USE ONLY, LOCAL USE ONLY, MISSING, IN PROCESS, etc., cannot be borrowed.  This includes most magazines, journals, and other periodicals.  

Borrowing Step-by-Step

  When you find an item in the OhioLINK Library Catalog that you would like to borrow, follow these steps to request it:

1. Click on REQUEST THIS ITEM
2. Choose the name of your school from the list and then click the "Submit Above Information" button.
3. Fill out the form with your Name on the first line, and your Student ID number, without any dashes or spaces, on the second.
4. Choose the name of the school that you want the item delivered to as the Pickup Institution.  (Usually you would have it delivered to your school, but if you live closer to another OhioLINK school, you can have it delivered there too!)
5. Select the library location at the school where you will pick it up, and then click the "Submit Above Information" button.
6. Depending on the item, the system may pick a school for you that will send the book.  At other times, it may ask you to identify the copy that you want from a list.  Be sure to choose one that has a status of AVAILABLE! Click the "Submit Above Information" button at the bottom of the screen.
7. You should see a confirmation screen that says 
   "Your request for TITLE was successful.
   Item requested from OTHER SCHOOL.
   Your request will be delivered to LOCATION at YOUR SCHOOL when it is available."

Check out and Renewal

The requested items will be delivered to the library by a courier service, and usually arrive within 3-5 business days.  OhioLINK books are not delivered on weekends or holidays, even if the library is open.  The book will be held for 10 days for you to pick up.   You will be notified when your OhioLINK items are ready for pick-up by e-mail only, at your University of Toledo e-mail address.  You can also check the Requests (Holds) portion of your Library Record to follow the progress of your request:

• After the request is initially placed, the Status will be REQUESTED
• When the other library sends the item, the Status will be IN TRANSIT
• When the item is received at its destination, the Status will be OHIOLINK REC'D.

OhioLINK items can be checked out for 3 weeks, and can be renewed up to four times (for a total of 15 weeks) as long as the item does not have a hold on it at the original library.  Renewals can be made online through your Library Record or in person at the circulation desk.

Fines for overdue OhioLINK items are $0.50 per item per day. 

Pick Up Anywhere

You do not have to have your OhioLINK requests delivered to a University of Toledo location... they can be picked up at any of the 80+ OhioLINK institutions.  You may want to use this service if you are a distance-learning student and live far from Toledo, or if you live near another OhioLINK school and need a book during a vacation or break.   To use this service, simply follow the steps outlined above, only use the name of the other school in Step #4.  (You still need to use University of Toledo in Step #2).  Some schools are listed as pickup locations within a local library group, such as OPAL or CONSORT.  If you don't see the school on the main list, try selecting one of these 'schools' and look at the pickup locations.

If you are trying to request a book that is available at the University of Toledo to be sent to another school, the system will not allow the request.  Please call the Circulation Department at (419) 530-2323 and they will be able to assist you.

You will need your University of Toledo Student ID to pick up your materials at the other school.