Borrow & Renew

Items available to borrow from other libraries

• Physical books

• Physical media

• Electronic or print copies of articles

• Electronic or print sections/chapters from books

Items unavailable to borrow from other libraries

• Entire e-books

• Streaming audio and video

• Material on reserve in the library

• Textbooks and required readings used in classes

Requesting an item

• To request an item owned by MU Libraries:

  1. Log in with your MU credentials
  2. Submit your request
  3. MU Libraries staff will pull the item for you and contact you when the hold is available for pickup.
  4. Find the item in our catalog
  5. Once the item has been processed, MU Libraries staff will contact you when the hold is available for pickup.

• To request an item not owned by MU Libraries:
  1. Sign in to your library account
  2. Select the Request Tab
  3. Click on the Create Request button
  4. Fill out the description of the item to the best of your ability (any additional comments can be added in the comments text box)
  5. Click on the Submit Request button
  6. Look for further communication from the interlibrary loan librarian if there are any follow-up questions/concerns with fulfilling your request. Once the item arrives, MU Libraries staff will contact you when the hold is available for pickup.