Can't get what you need at CMU's Library? Let us help you!
If the CMU Library does not have what you need, our Interlibrary Loan department can obtain articles and borrow books, music, movies, or documentaries for you. Take advantage of this popular and valuable service for faculty, staff, and students. It's fast, easy, and free!
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Physical items are delivered to the CMU Library Checkout & Reserves Desk, or to the Montrose or Western Colorado Community College campuses.
How do I submit a request?
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1. Explore the CMU Library first! |
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2. Need a book, DVD, or other physical item?
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Search Prospector for physical items
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Or... Need an article or book chapter? |
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3. We'll email you when it's available!
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Interlibrary loan is all about borrowing and lending (sharing) articles, books, and other materials for you from other libraries throughout Colorado and the rest of the US. We work with services called Prospector, MOBIUS, WorldCat, and Tipasa to provide these items to you.
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Prospector is a group of academic, public and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. Through Prospector you have access to over 30 million books and other materials held in these libraries, subject to availability.
Prospector may be used to obtain library materials for study and research that are not available at Colorado Mesa University but that are available from other participating Prospector Libraries.
To borrow materials through Prospector:
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| 3. Enter the #408 Library number found in the bottom right of your MAVcard, and your 700# |  |
Search & Request in Prospector
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MOBIUS is a lot like Prospector but it's a group within the state of Missouri, rather than primarily out of Colorado (like Prospector). It has over 70 members, which includes academic, public and special libraries.
To borrow materials through MOBIUS:
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If you can't find what you are looking for at Tomlinson Library, search other materials from libraries worldwide through WorldCat, the online catalog of the Library of Congress.
To borrow materials through WorldCat:
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Other Interlibrary Loan Requests
For items unavailable at CMU, that also can't be obtained through Prospector or MOBIUS, you can also submit a request through Tipasa. Tipasa is the name of the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system used by the CMU Library. To obtain material, we must be able to identify a library that has the material and is willing to loan or copy what you have requested.
Once you have a Tipasa account, you can log on at any time to manage loans, request renewals, view the history of your loans, etc. You can also enter a request for a book, book chapter, video, or article directly from within your account.
Questions?
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Contact us!Becky Bernal, Resource Sharing Coordinator, or Reference Librarians are available to answer any questions you have. Chat with Library staff by clicking the gold "chat with a librarian" app to the bottom right of any library webpage.
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We can scan and deliver journal articles from the CMU Library's print collection, and from other libraries, directly to you--at no charge! This service is available for current CMU students, faculty, and staff only.
Contact our Interlibrary Loan department
You can reach us by phone (970.248.1844), through email, or visiting the Library. To send us an email, click the button below!
Email our Interlibrary Loan department
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Becky Bernal, Resource Sharing Coordinator, or Reference Librarians are available to answer any questions you have. Chat with Library staff by clicking the gold "chat with a librarian" app to the bottom right of any library webpage.
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Interlibrary Loan FAQ
Interlibrary loan is all about borrowing and lending (sharing) articles, books, and other materials for you from other libraries throughout Colorado and the rest of the US.
Here's how it works:
You can request:
- articles
- books
- music CDs
- feature film or documentary DVDs
The ILL Department works hard to fill all requests, when possible. Be aware that some material is difficult to obtain, such as dissertations, genealogy material, reference items, items held only internationally, and rare items. It is also difficulty to obtain full-text, English-language versions of articles published in foreign languages.
Please consider the following before ordering a dissertation through Tomlinson Library's Interlibrary Loan department:
- Dissertations can be very lengthy, often the size of a book (several hundred pages).
- The wait for a dissertation is generally 7 days to 1 month.
- Even though the dissertation is listed in our databases, it might not be available for loan and it may take several days to discover if the item is even available.
- The Library will cover the cost of your request. Please be respectful of our budget and order only if you are sure it is required.
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For further information and questions about Interlibrary Loan policies, please email [email protected] or reach out to us by chat. |
Typical arrival time:
Articles: 1 - 3 business days.
Books or other materials: 3 - 5 business days.
Average service time:
ILL articles received: 10.8 hours
ILL articles delivered: 5.1 hours
- Physical items (like books and DVDs) are delivered to the CMU Library Checkout & Reserves desk, or our Montrose or CMU Tech campuses.
- Articles can be retrieved from your desktop, tablet, or smart device as a PDF, through the email you receive noting your request has been fulfilled or through signing into your Tipasa account.
We sure do!
Tomlinson Library now offers curbside pick-up for print and media items from CMU's collection.
Pick-up times are in 15-minute timeslots, Monday-Friday, 9AM - 4PM MST.