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Borrowing Materials

Find Materials Through the Catalog

Find materials through the library catalog by logging in with your NetID and password.

Search the Catalog

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Account Login

Access your account using your NetID or username.

Check Out Materials

Use your WildCard to check out books, journals, DVDs, and more.

Locate the materials you need by searching the library catalog and following the book location guide to the call number location or by requesting the materials.

Request Hold for Pickup

To hold an item at the circulation desk for pickup;

  1. Sign in to your account with your NetID or username

  2. Locate the item you would like to request

  3. Under "Get It", click "Request"

  4. Choose pickup location from the dropdown menu

You’ll receive an email when your item is ready for pickup.

If you need scans or reproductions of materials, please see request reproduction of rare materials.

Office and Off-campus Delivery

Faculty, graduate students, and distance education students can request off-campus or office delivery of requested materials.

Sign in to your account with your NetID

  1. Locate the item you would like to request

  2. Under "Get It", click "Request"

  3. Select "Home Address" from the "Pickup/Delivery Location" drop-down menu. Supply the address in the "Notes" field.

  4. Provide a full street address and zip code in the "Notes" field. Requests with incomplete addresses will be held.

  5. You will receive a confirmation email.

Return Materials

Return materials to one of the following locations:

  • Main circulation desk*

  • Mudd circulation desk*

  • Outdoor bookdrops (outside University Library, Mudd Library, Deering Library, and in the Locy parking lot)

  • By mail:

    Northwestern University Libraries
    ATTN: Circulation
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston, IL 60208

*Check library hours

Renew Materials

Materials can be renewed as long as they have not been recalled for course reserve.

  1. Sign in with your NetID or username

  2. Under Items "Checked Out", click the checkboxes next to the items you would like to renew

  3. Click "Renew Items"

See borrowing policies for loan periods and limits.

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