Library: UP WorldCat FAQ
In August 2009, the library launched UP WorldCat, which offers a combined search of the items owned by the UP library, regional libraries, and libraries worldwide. You can now easily search more than 100 million items from libraries around the world.
| What is UP WorldCat? |
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With UP WorldCat, you can simultaneously search UP, Summit (a regional catalog of 30+ libraries in Oregon and Washington) and WorldCat (a catalog of libraries worldwide, which also includes thousands of journal articles). The system is designed to display items available at UP first, followed by those held in Summit libraries. If an item isn’t available from UP or a Summit library, you will see results from WorldCat, which can be requested via Interlibrary Loan.
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| Borrowing Textbooks |
| Students are welcome to borrow textbooks from Summit, which includes academic libraries in Oregon and Washington (request button will say: Request Summit Item). Due to high demand, we cannot borrow textbooks from outside of this region (request button would say: Request Item through Interlibrary Loan).
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| Loan Periods and Renewals |
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UP
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Summit
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Interlibrary Loan
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Books
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Students: 4 weeks (2 renewals)*
Faculty: 6 months (2 renewals)*
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6 weeks (no renewals) |
Depends on lending library
(usually 3-4 weeks, no renewals) |
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Media
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1 week (2 renewals)* |
6 days (no renewals) |
Depends on lending library
(usually 1 week, no renewals) |
* See the Loan Periods table for more information.
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| Seeing Your Requests |
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To see items that you have requested or checked out from UP and other libraries, check the following accounts:
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My Library Account - View items checked out via UP and Summit; renew UP items; view fines and items on hold.
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My Summit Account - view pending requests from Summit
- UP ILLiad - view Interlibrary Loan requests for books, journal articles, etc.
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Questions?
Call the reference desk at 503-943-7788, email library@up.edu, or ask in person or via IM (uplibhelp).
Comments?
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