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Guide for Faculty

Interlibrary Loan Options

Making a request:

For books, DVDs/videos, sound recordings, etc.

Request it yourself from Colby or Bowdoin via our shared catalog (2-3 days). Sign in to see CBB Request link.
MaineCat
Request it yourself from a state of Maine partner (2-5 days).
If it's not available via CBB or MaineCat:
Submit an ILL request and let us track it down for you (5-14 days)

For journal articles or book chapters

First check our journal title search to see if we subscribe
If we don't subscribe in print or electronic:
Search with LibrarySearch, with the "Add results beyond CBB" option selected in the upper left. Under the Request It section, follow the links to Request via Interlibrary Loan.
Submit an interlibrary loan request and let us track it down for you (1-7 days)