Find the materials you need!

Welcome back to another semester!  The hunt for materials to supplement your learning is in full swing!

Do you need access to books and articles that are not available in Langsdale Library’s collection?

The Book and Document Delivery  Department  here in Langsdale Library provides Intercampus and Interlibrary Loan services for the UB community.  All you need is a valid Library ID to use these services.

If Langsdale does not have a book that you need, search the USMAI catalog for your title.  If it is available from another university system library, just select the REQUEST button and choose UB for your log-in and inter-campus delivery.

If you need books not found in the USMAI catalog or articles not available full text in our databases, a one-time registration allows access to your personal Interlibrary Loan account.  The FIND IT button in our catalog and databases provides the opportunity to place an ILL request from your search results. 

Both Inter-Campus and ILL books are picked up at the Langsdale Circulation counter.  Articles are received as PDFs and are desktop accessible through your ILL account.

Access to both of these services can be found on our new web page at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu and further information can be found at http://ubalt.libguides.com/badd

Good luck and have a productive semester!

Don't forget to use Interlibrary Loan

Hi - this is your student liaison, Dawn, again. While researching, are you finding everything you need? Don't forget to use Langsdale’s interlibrary loan service. Interlibrary loan can allow you to retrieve documents, articles, or books that are not available at Langsdale. These requests can arrive as early as two days to a week; it all depends on where the request is coming from. Articles come more quickly as we rely on the mail for books.

When your item is not available in Langsdale library or online, just press the find it button on the document. Fill in your account #, which is your barcode (found on the back of your student id.) Soon thereafter, you will receive an email providing a link back to the ILL system, where you can download, print or read the article you requested. Please note that books will need to be picked up.

When I use the Interlibrary loan service, I receive documents as early as two days. It is an excellent service that can bring quick turnarounds. Just remember to allow yourself enough time. Let me know what you think about the Interlibrary Loan. How has your experience been? AND how often do you use it?