HIST 600: Seminar in History
Find and Request Books
How do I find a call number on the shelf?
Follow these steps when you're looking for a book on the shelf.
- Find the correct letter combination. L comes before LA on the shelves.
- Look for the number - be sure to look for the whole number. 19 comes before 23 and 23 comes before 2340 (two thousand three hundred forty).
- In the last line, first locate the letter and then the decimal. .M371 will come before .M38
Find Sources at Other Libraries
Request Materials from other UW Schools
UWM students, staff, and faculty have access to books and media held across the UW System. Search the library catalog, Search@UW, to find and request items from other UW campus libraries for free.
InterLibrary Loan Service (ILLiad)
Use the Interlibrary Loan form to request articles, chapters, books and other media that the UWM Libraries does not own. You will also see this form when you click "Request Item" in the library databases. Interlibrary loan requests are free.
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InterLibrary Loan LoginRequest materials that aren't available through the UW System. Log into your InterLibrary Loan (ILL) account using your ePanther ID and password.
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Use the tool WorldCat to find and request materials through UWM's Interlibrary Loan service (ILLiad)
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WorldCat
WorldCat holds tens of millions of bibliographic records that represent more than one billion items. It encompasses hundreds of languages and all formats, including rapidly growing numbers of electronic resources and digital objects.
Use the tool WorldCat to search for books outside the UW System and request them for free through Interlibrary loan.
- Access WorldCat using the link in the "Search and Find" dropdown menu on the UWM Libraries homepage.
- Enter a title, search terms, or author name into the search bar to find books in WorldCat. Click on the title of the item you want to request.
- Click on the blue “View Access Options" button in the upper right of the screen
- Then select the "Request It (Illiad)" link from the pop-out panel to generate a pre-filled Interlibrary Loan request form. Review the citation details in the form for accuracy, and then click “Submit Request”
