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Omni, the Library Catalogue: Request Materials

Request materials from Waterloo Library

To place a request on a physical item from any Waterloo library, you will need to:

  1. Sign in to My Library Account. You can do it before you search Omni, or once you find the item you are interested in.

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  1. Find the item you are interested in and open the full record display by clicking on the item's title.
  2. Select Get it from a Waterloo library link from the Get It section.
  3. If you are looking for a digitized chapter or an article, please select Request a digitized chapter/article/excerpt.

Get it from Waterloo library / request a digitized chapter/article/excerpt

  1. Select a Pickup Location or fill out a Digitization Request form.
  2. Select the Send Request button.

Request materials from other Omni Libraries

If the item is not available from the Waterloo library, you can request it from other Omni libraries.

  1. Sign in to My Library Account. You can do it before you search Omni, or once you find the item you are interested in.

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  1. Find the item you are interested in and open the full record display by clicking on the item's title. 
  2. Click on the Not available locally, click for more options link.
  3. Select Get it from another library link from the How to get It section.

Get it from another library link

  1. Fill out a form.
  2. Select a Pickup Location.
  3. Select the Send Request button.

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