Interlibrary Loan Services
 

Introduction

Interlibrary loan services are provided for currently enrolled students, faculty and staff of Temple College.  The interlibrary loan request process begins when a desired book or periodical article is not found in the Dawson Library.  In many instances, particularly with regard to periodical articles, it is possible to find a similar article through the online databases available through the Dawson Library web site.  We ask that all our available resources be checked before making an interlibrary loan request.  Ask a library staff member for help in searching for books and periodical articles if you are unsuccessful.  Once it is determined that an interlibrary loan request is necessary, we will help you fill out a request form.  If you are working from a computer outside the library use the online library materials request form.  

The following sections on this page are written with the assumption that you have the title of a book or a periodical citation and have not found, or not yet searched for the item in the library. 
 

Temple Campus Students

Please check the online catalog in order to see if the book you need is part of the library collection.  Normally, items owned by the Dawson Library will not be requested through interlibrary loan.  In such a situation you may place a hold on a checked out book. If you are looking for a magazine or journal article, check to see if the library owns that title by searching our online databases.  If the Dawson Library does not have the item you need and you must have it within a day or two, you should check to see if another library in the area has the book or periodical that you seek.  If you live in the Temple area, check the online catalogs of the following libraries:  Temple Public Library, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and  Central Texas College. If the desired book is found at one of these libraries, you may go to the library that has the book and check it out with a TexShare card.   Temple College faculty, staff and students may check out books from other libraries through TexShare.  Come to the library in order to get a TexShare card.  If a periodical title is searched for and found at a local library, you can go to that library and obtain the article.
  

Taylor and Cameron Center Students
 
Cameron Center students may use the Dawson Library for their library needs by searching our online catalog and then using the library materials request form to request the needed book.  Books will be sent by courier to the Cameron center for pick up. Return the book to the same place before the three week loan time period is over.  Cameron students are encouraged to make use of the online databases for finding magazine and journal articles.  

If you are are at the Taylor Center, you have several options.  You can check the Dawson Library online catalog for the book or our online databases for a periodical title.  If we have what is needed, you can request that the book or article be sent to the Taylor Public Library.  If both the Taylor Public Library, and the Dawson Library do not have the book or periodical you need, you can drive to another library near Taylor.  There are several libraries within short driving distance that are TexShare libraries where you are able to check out books with a TexShare card.  Click on the name of a library to search their online catalog:  University of Texas at Austin, Austin Community College, Georgetown Public Library, Round Rock Public Library

Still need to make the request?

Once you have exhausted the options presented in the preceding sections, and you need to make an interlibrary loan request, you have two options for submitting your request.

1.  Come to the Dawson Library and fill out an interlibrary loan request form.  

2.  Fill out the library materials request form.

It is very important that the form be filled out as completely as possible.  Once the form is received and the request made, it will take approximately 3-7 days for a periodical article to arrive, 5-10 days for a book.  You will be notified either by telephone or by e-mail (if you give us an address) when the item arrives.  Temple campus students should come to the Dawson Library to pick up their material.  Cameron student will have items sent to the Cameron center.  Taylor students will have items sent to the Taylor Public Library for them to pick up.