BASICS FOR PRINT BOOKS AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS
- To view and request items from OneSearch, you must be signed in
- You can request items from Kennedy Library, other CSU Libraries, and other partner libraries
- Fastest in order:
- Items in Crandall Service Point (don't request it - quickest to get it off the shelf yourself)
- Items in Retrievable Collection (held on campus but must be retrieved upon request.
- CSU Libraries
- Other Libraries
- Terms to be Supplied
- In OneSearch, if Kennedy does NOT have a copy, filter for CSU Libraries and make the request from one of those results, in order to get the speediest access (Delivery Estimated in 3 Days)
- If no Kennedy or CSU copies show up in the results your may say Estimated Delivery 7 days
- Your slowest option will be any result that says: Terms to be Supplied. We can still usually get it, but have to find a library willing to share.
Important: Print textbooks are usually blocked from loan by other libraries, so do not count on this as a way to get a required textbook.
DIGITAL REQUESTS
- To view and request digital items from OneSearch, you must be signed in
- Before you submit a digital request, follow any Open Access or Google Scholar prompts to see if an item can be obtained on the spot - sparing you any delay
- Another way to often get to a digital item faster is to use a DOI, PMID, or ISBN number in the "Find By Citation" Tool. This may reroute you to instant access; if not, making a request from the OneSearch record you land on will be the fastest one possible. (See screenshot for the location of this "Find by Citation" tool; a video below also walks you through it. )
Important: Only a single chapter or less than 10% of a digital book can be shared digitally, so do NOT try multiple chapter requests in an attempt to get a required textbook.

Use the find by Citation link above with a DOI or ISBN for speedy requests!