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Alternatives to Interlibrary Loan

Resources not-owned by the EMU Library might be obtained more quickly by taking advantage of the following alternatives:

  • EMU faculty have borrowing privileges at all state-supported universities and colleges, including The University of Michigan.
  • Your local public library can obtain materials owned by other libraries through interlibrary loan.
  • Michigan residents who want to directly borrow materials from a regionally convenient library other than their local public library can read about the MichiCard state-wide library card project. The list of participating libraries ranges from the smallest public library to the collections of the Wayne State University Libraries and the Michigan State University Libraries.
  • EMU has established a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the following nine libraries. An EMU ID is required. Students who want to borrow from these libraries who do not have an EMU ID and are not enrolled in at least one on-campus class can contact Keith Stanger (keith@stanger.com) for a library authorization card. (Allow ten days for processing.)
    • Ave Maria College
    • Cleary College Library
    • Concordia College
    • Faithway Baptist College
    • Lawrence Technological University Library
    • Macomb Community College Library
    • Madonna University Library
    • Monroe Community College
    • Oakland Community College Library
    • Schoolcraft College Library
    • University of Michigan--Dearborn Library
    • Walsh College Library
    • Washtenaw Community College Library
  • If a search of the EMU Library catalog reveals that a book is not owned, you can obtain an INFOPASS to borrow materials from the following libraries if you discover those libraries own the items. If you are not enrolled in at least one on-campus class, contact Keith Stanger [keith@stanger.com]. (Allow ten days for processing.)
    • Baker Collecge of Auburn Hills
    • College for Creative Studies
    • Davenport University
    • Henry Ford Community College
    • Lawrence Technological University
    • Lewis College of Business Library
    • Macomb Community College
    • Madonna University
    • Marygrove College Library
    • Oakland Community College Library
    • Oakland University Library
    • Rochester College Library
    • St. Clair County Community College Library
    • SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary Library
    • Schoolcraft College Library
    • University of Detroit/Mercy Library
    • University of Windsor Library
    • Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration Library
    • Wayne County Community College - All
    • Wayne State University - All
  • Henry Ford Community College Library permits anyone with a valid ID (usually a Michigan driver's license) to check out two books at a time. Users are issued a "guest" library card.
  • The Michigan eLibrary Catalog, MeLCat, is a catalog of the book, audio, and video holdings of about 140 Michigan libraries. If you've searched the EMU Library catalog and found that an item is either not owned or is checked out to another user, you can search MeLCat. If you find the item in MeLCat, and it is marked as available for loan, you can request that it be sent to the EMU Library for loan to you. Perhaps just as interesting, if your local public library participates in MeLCat, and if you have (or obtain) a library card from that library, you can request that the item be sent to that local library for checkout by you. NOTE: At the present time, journals and journal articles are NOT available for loan via MeLCat.
  • If you are taking a class at one of the following regional centers, the Halle Library has established agreements with them allowing EMU students to use their libraries and services. You can use the regional library to order BOOKS through interlibrary loan. Books will be sent to the regional library for your use within the library's policies.
  • While some doctoral dissertations are available through interlibrary loan, most all dissertations may be purchased directly from ProQuest.

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