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Education Research

Guide for those researching in the Education field.

Requesting Items from Other Libraries

Request through Search@UW

  • Search for the item you want. Click the Get It tab.
  • Log in using the Sign-in for more options button.
  • Then click "Request A Copy" to access the ILLiad form.​

​Screen grab of the "Request a copy "link to use to obtain an item via interlibrary loan.

Request through WorldCat

  • Locate the title you need and click Request Item to access the ILLiad form.

Request from a UWM Database

  • Use any UWM database to search your topic.
  • If we don't have access to the article you want, click on "Find It!" to access the ILLiad form.

Already know the title of the book or the exact citation of the article?

  • Manually enter this information into the appropriate ILLiad request form.
  • Fill out all the required fields, this will speed up the process. Any extra information that you have can go in the notes field.

​​A screen grab of an autofilled ILLiad form.

In general, interlibrary loan requests take between 2-3 days for articles and 10-14 days to fill books. Some requests may take longer. See Options for Obtaining Library Materials for more information.

Reference books supply background & context:

Try these keywords in Search@UW for locating useful reference books in our print collection:

    Handbook
    Sourcebook AND Education    AND   Your Topic
    Encyclopedia   

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Here are some reference resources in the UWM Libraries: