LibSearch

Find the item you wish to request from the St. Kate's library and select "Request St. Kate's item." Click "Send Request"

Step 1: Select "Request St. Kate's item"

Step 2: The default for "Pickup Location" is set to "St. Kate's Library". If you need an alternate delivery solution, such as our pickup lockers or mail delivery service, please reply to the email you receive when your item is ready for pickup. Please note that our mail delivery service may take as long as 7-10 business days.

Step 3: Add an optional "Comment" and click "Send Request."

Step 4: You will receive an email from librarynotices@stkate.edu notifying you that your library item is ready for pickup.

If St. Kate's doesn't own an item, select "Request via Interlibrary Loan" and click "Send Request." 

Step 1: Click on "Request via Interlibrary Loan."

Step 2: The default for "Pickup Location" is set to "St. Kate's Library". If you need an alternate delivery solution, such as our pickup lockers or mail delivery service, please reply to the email you receive when your item is ready for pickup. Please note that our mail delivery service may take as long as 7-10 business days.

Step 3: Check the copyright box.

Step 4: Click "Send Request"

To request a digital PDF of an article/book chapter, regardless of who owns it, select "Request via Interlibrary Loan" and verify that the "Format type" radio button is selecting "Digital PDF (Article/Book Chapter)". Fill out additional information if necessary.

NOTE: Request one article or book chapter per form. If you need more than one article or chapter, you will need to complete the form for each item. Also, please note that we are unable to digitize entire books or journal issues due to copyright laws, and are usually restricted to two articles per issue or two chapters per book. 

NOTE 2: If St. Kate's owns the book you want a chapter from, you will need to use the ILL request link from the item page. If you use the Blank ILL Request Form, the request will skip us and go directly to other lenders, who may take longer.

Step 1: Select "Request via Interlibrary Loan":

Step 2: If you found the article from a database, your citation information will be auto-filled. Otherwise, fill out the Journal/Book title, Article/Book chapter title, Publication year and Pages. Then click the copyright box: 

Step 3: Click "Send Request": 

Step 4: You will receive an email from librarynotices@stkate.edu notifying you when your requested item is ready for download. 

If you can not find an item by searching in LibSeach, you can request either a physical item or electronic copy of an article/book chapter by using this form: Fill in a blank ILL Request Form

You can also get to this form by navigating to the "Blank ILL Request Form" at the top of the LibSearch page. 

When would I use this form? 

• Items that are not owned by St. Kate's or MnPALS partner libraries 

Can I request a physical item or a digital PDF from this form? 

Yes, you can by choosing the correct format type (see previous instructions for detailed steps). 

Requesting a digital PDF of a single article/book chapter: 

NOTE: Request one article or book chapter per form. If you need more than one article or chapter, you will need to complete the form for each item. Also, please note that we are unable to digitize entire books or journal issues due to copyright policy. 

Step 1: Be sure the radio button on "Format type" is set to "Digital PDF (Article/Book Chapter)"

Step 2: Fill out the required fields: Journal/Book title, Article/Book chapter title, Publication year, Pages

NOTE:  The "Pickup Location" will be defaulted to "St. Kate's Library." This field is visible, but is not relevant for a digital scan request. 

Step 3: Check the copyright box: 

Step 4: Click "Send Request":

Step 5: You will receive an email from librarynotices@stkate.edu notifying you when your requested item is ready for download. 

Requesting a physical item (Book/DVD): 

Step 1: Be sure the radio button on "Format type" is set to "Physical Item (Book/DVD)"

Step 2: Fill out the required fields: Title, Publication year, ISBN (if not applicable or unknown, put "NA"). 

NOTE:  The "Pickup Location" will be defaulted to "St. Kate's Library". If you need an alternate delivery solution, such as our pickup lockers or mail delivery service, please reply to the email you receive when your item is ready for pickup. Please note that our mail delivery service may take as long as 7-10 business days.

Step 3: Check the copyright box: 

Step 4: Click "Send Request":

Step 5: You will receive an email from librarynotices@stkate.edu notifying you when your library item is ready for pickup.