Order Books & Articles from Other Libraries

Articles not at Roger Williams University (Document Delivery)

Request Article

Allow at least 2 weeks for delivery. Please be sure you have checked the HELIN Catalog for periodicals and newspapers held by RWU before submitting a request.

We will process a minimum of 3 requests per day.

Books available in 3-5 Days (HELIN Loan)

Search InRhode

InRhode allows everyone to search for items in all HELIN member libraries and RWU students, staff, and faculty to request books from those libraries. You will receive an email notification when the items arrive. HELIN Institutions include:

• Brown University (Josiah Library Catalog)
  (only show up in InRhode)
• Bryant University (Bryant)
• Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)
• Johnson & Wales University (JWProv)
• Providence College (PC)
• Rhode Island College (RIC)
• Rhode Island Hospitals and Medical Libraries (RI Hospital)
• Salve Regina University (Salve)
• University of Rhode Island (URI)
• Wheaton College

How to request an item using InRhode or HELIN Loan

1. Loan requests can be initited by clicking on the Request this Item link in InRhode (shows you what all HELIN members own) or HELIN (which does not show you what Brown University owns) while viewing the details of the book.
2. You will be prompted for your name and barcode which is on the back of your RWU ID card.
3. Select a pickup location and click submit.

Students, faculty and staff are welcome to walk in to all of these libraries except for the RI Hospital libraries. Faculty can gain access to the RISD and other CRIARL libraries with a CRIARL card which is available in the office of the Dean of Libraries on the 3rd floor. The CRIARL card is no longer required for Brown University. You only need a valid RWU ID.

HELIN Media Lending Practice

Few HELIN instutions lend DVDs and Audio Materials outside their own institutions. This is a guide to determine what you can borrow from where.

Books available in 10 days or more (outside of HELIN using Inter-Library Loan)

Request Book

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is available for books not found in the HELIN Online Catalog or InRhode. These materials are ordered from other libraries across the country. Allow at least 2 weeks for delivery. Please be sure you have checked the Library Catalog carefully before submitting a request to determine if we own the book you need or it is available at another HELIN institution. (Search InRhode)

This service is offered to RWU students, faculty, staff, and administrators only. Request can be made online using the form below or at the Reference desk.

We will process a minimum of 3 requests per day.

Items that Can be Requested

• Items not owned by RWU
• Items checkout out of RWU libraries
• Iems missing from RWU libraries

Items that Cannot be Requested

Items available at RWU libaries cannot be requested including course reserves, microforms, and items designated non-circulating.

Items that May be Difficult to Obtain

• Entire journal or volume issues (photocopies of single articles are usually only allowed).
• Audiovisual materials (DVDs, Videotapes, CDs, etc.)
• Items the owning library may consider rare or fragile (generally located in a special collection)