Click Here to begin your quest for ILLs. 

Basic Guide to Searching for and Placing an ILL Request.

• Click Please Login
• you’ll need to find QT701: Tyler Public Library as your library.
• Enter your full library card barcode number
• The initial sign in password is USERPASS
• Once done, it will prompt you to change your password.

*Please note Tyler Public Library will NOT have access to your password, we will not be able to recover it for you.

Take note of the password you choose. It is not linked to the one for our catalog, however you’re welcome to use the same one.

If you forget your password, you must follow the prompts for "forgot password" on Shareit page. It will send an email to your email on file at the library. Be sure to check Spam folders as well. 

Searching for your book

• At the top of the page is a search bar
•  You may search by title, author, and several other facets by clicking the arrow by All Headings and choosing the one you need.
• I typically start with the title of the book if it’s known.
• You may also choose to use the Advanced Search
  • This is more for if you are looking for a vague idea of something, or trying to narrow your search.
  • It allows you to narrow your search by various terms, or browse if you have a topic or subject in mind, but not a specific title.
  • I would NOT recommend clicking anything below Resources. That could greatly limit your results, and that isn’t something helpful to you. The location of the item currently is something staff will handle on their side, so don’t even worry about that section!
  • Don’t let this feel overwhelming.

   

   Here is an example of what searches looks like:

A simple search using the search bar and searching the title.

Advanced Search using a word from the title, and a subject I’m interested in!

The Resource section at the bottom: you don’t want to change anything on!

You’ve found the title you want, Now what?

Double check that it is the edition and exact one you are looking for.

Click: Request This Item

ILL Form

Much of the form will auto-populate. Fill in all other spaces you are able to.

*Asterisk are fields that are mandatory.

Click Submit!

Your request has been submitted! Now what?

The request then will await approval from staff. We will look for your title and begin requesting from libraries.

You will get an email stating that we received your request. You will get another email when it arrives here and is ready to be picked up.

*Just a Reminder* There is a lot that goes into the ILL processes, we can not guarantee that we will be able to get the item.

However, we do guarantee we will try!