To find resources from UW-Whitewater and all UW System libraries, use Research@UWW, which is the search box on the libraries' homepage. To only find physical materials at the UW-Whitewater campuses, choose the "Books, Media & more (UW Whitewater)" option then run your search. You will need to collect and use the call number and location to find items.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) locates and obtains materials for our faculty, staff, and students that are not available in our collections. This service provides access to additional resources from participating libraries that support the same delivery times and generous loan periods. A search in Research@UWW will offer options for requesting content not found in our collections.
Please note you will need to sign into Research@UWW by clicking Sign in at the upper right to access the request options.
For a visual guide on using Interlibrary Loan, watch the video below
You can request either the entire physical book or just a digital chapter. Please, only submit one chapter per request.
The GET IT button under Get a physical copy will take you to the request form filled with most of the information the library needs to place your request. If you are an online-only student, please include your address in the notes field.
For digital requests, you must acknowledge the copyright statement to submit the request. Multiple chapters in one request will be cancelled. Please submit only one chapter per request.
The GET IT button under Get a digital copy will take you to a form with your email address, please acknowledge the copyright statement to submit the form.
You will receive an email notification when the PDF is ready for download. Please note that if you are using a public computer, the file will download directly to the Downloads folder of that computer.
You can now check your library account for the progress of your requests on the My Requests option.
Files can be downloaded directly from your library account.
This service is available to faculty, graduate students and distance education students. Upon request we retrieve journal articles from within the Libraries’ physical collections, scan them, and then load the PDFs in the requester’s online ILLiad account. Please contact the Reference Desk for more information.