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Intercampus (ICL), Bookbag, and Interlibrary Loans (ILL)

Intercampus loan (ICL)

Patrons may request materials including print journal articles from other GGBTS campus libraries using the InterCampus Loan service, or ICL.

After searching and choosing an item in the Library Catalog, click on the Request button. Please make sure that the item you are requesting is not available in the library where you are. Only one request per title is needed. Multiple concurrent requests for the same title may result in loss of library privileges. 

Type in your library ID number and last name, then click Login. Make sure to note the copy number of the item you have chosen (for example, c. 2.) and fill out the ICL form, then click Submit Request. Delivery time is 7-14 days.  Notification is sent by email.

The number of requests is set for each patron group. For questions, please contact your local library.  Unlike the Hold function at your local campus library, the ICL service allows students to reserve and receive books shipped from other GGBTS campus libraries. 

Bookbag

Bookbag requests are for patrons requesting books to be shipped to their home. This service is reserved for students living more than 50 miles from a GGBTS campus and who are not on a physical campus on a regular basis (at least twice a month). If you regularly commute to a physical campus, use the ICL service to request books from other campus's libraries. 

The library will ship books, but not media items or non-circulating items such as Reference or Limited Access books. Materials will only be mailed to locations within the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. 

The library mails the books to you free of charge up to your patron group limit. You are responsible for returning the books to the GGBTS library. Make sure to track the package in case of lost mail. Patrons are responsible for materials including overdue or lost fines/fees until they are returned to a GGBTS library. 

This is a privilege and courtesy that the Library extends. The Library retains the right to refuse service to anyone. An exception to this policy is granted on a case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact your local library.

For questions about accessing this service, please contact the reference librarian, Dr. Fred, or your regional campus library.

Interlibrary loan (ILL)

Patrons may request materials outside the GGBTS campus libraries and worldwide by using Interlibrary Loan. To access this service, GGBTS students and faculty go to the Library Home page at http://library.ggbts.edu. They click on either ATLA Religion Database or OCLC FirstSearch Databases and search for the items desired.

After selecting the item(s) needed, the patron clicks on the link, "Borrow this item from a library outside the GGBTS Library System (Interlibrary Loan)." Complete the form. There is no cost to eligible library patrons to use the interlibrary loan service. Materials from other libraries are requested and shipped to the NCC GGBTS Library within two-three weeks.  If you are located at a Regional Campus, the material will be shipped to the campus for pickup. 

Interlibrary Loan is also available through an ILL Link in EBSCO Host and several other databases. As with the databases above, there is a similar link, “Request this item through interlibrary loan.” Click on the link and fill out the form.

For questions about accessing this service, please contact the reference librarian, Fred Youngs, or your regional campus library. You may also email Janet Reese, Collection Development Library Assistant, for assistance or questions regarding a request.