Log In to Request Items in WISCAT

 

 

Your library is making it possible for users to locate and request their own materials to borrow on interlibrary loan from other libraries.  You can submit an electronic request form while online in WISCAT; you don’t have to print out the record or write down the information to ask staff to request it for you.

 

Here’s how it works: 

 

1.  Enter your Library card number in the Username or Barcode box

2.  Enter your Password or PIN

3.  In your search results, click on the title of the item you wish to request.  Select a title that is in the format (book, large print, DVD, VHS, CD, etc.) you want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

      4.  The full record for that item displays.    

                 Click on <Request This Item> to get a request form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  A separate browser window will open with an interlibrary loan form for you to  complete. 

 

6.  You can Maximize the window by clicking the square icon in the upper right corner.  Complete the electronic interlibrary loan form carefully, following the instructions described on the example below.

 

 

 

 

Right Arrow Callout: Need by: Selecting a shorter “need by” date won’t necessarily get the request filled quicker Left Arrow Callout: If you are requesting a copy of a magazine article, fill in as much of the citation as you can.    The more complete the citation, the easier it will be to fill your request quickly! Text Box: Your name is automatically filled in on the form as the Patron Name (borrower)   Other important borrower information such as a telephone number or an email address are added so you can be contacted when the item comes in Left Arrow Callout: Bibliographic info about the item is filled in from the catalog record selected  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Click on Submit.  A message will display indicating your request was sent successfully. 

 

8.  Click on Close to close the request form browser window.  You can continue searching for other items.

 

9.  Now, click the BACK button to go back to the Library Web page.  This is where you choose the library you want to have your items sent to.  That page will take you into the actual WISCAT search system.  Happy Searching.