First, find the physical book you need in our catalog:

Go to ILLiad and sign in with your WesternU email username and password:

Fill in the "New Request: Book" form with the book's information. Be sure to fill in the Notes box saying you are on the Oregon campus or on rotations.

On-Campus Oregon Students:

If you are on the Oregon campus, the book will be sent to the campus bookstore for you to pick up. When you are done with the book, return it to the campus bookstore.

Rotations Students:

If you are on rotations, be sure to fill in the Notes box saying you are on rotations in the "New Request: Book" form. Also, in your "Personal Information" form, include your primary mailing address, as library books will be sent to that address. When you are done with the book, mail it back to the Pumerantz Library; you are responsible for return postage.

Watch our "Requesting Articles and Books Using ILLiad" tutorial for visual demonstration.

Need an article the Pumerantz Library doesn't have? You can ask to have articles from other libraries!

Sign into ILLiad with your WesternU email username (without the @westernu.edu) and password:

Article Request Guidelines:

• Please request no more than 5 articles at one time.
• In your Personal Information form, make sure you include your WesternU email address and to select "Yes" for the field "Preferred Electronic Delivery if Possible".
• Requests take about 3 to 5 business days to be filled.
• You will get an email notification from ILLiad when your article has arrived.
• Check your "Articles Received" page in your ILLiad account to download your requested article. Be aware that articles in your ILLiad account will disappear after 30 days due to copyright reasons. It is advised that you download your article before then.

Watch our "Requesting Articles and Books Using ILLiad" tutorial for visual demonstration.

Do you need a physical book from the Pumerantz Library's collection? We can mail your request to where you are!

Oregon Students

• You can check out up to 2 books at a time in ILLiad.
• Books can be kept for 6 weeks. You can renew your book one time to keep the book for another 6 weeks.
• Books will be mailed to the Lebanon campus bookstore for you to pick up.
• Return your books to the Lebanon campus bookstore to be mailed back to the Pomona campus.

Faculty and Staff

• You can check out up to 2 books at a time in ILLiad.
• Books can be kept for 6 weeks. You can renew your book two timees to keep the book(s) for another 12 weeks.
• Books will be mailed to the address that is listed in your ILLIAD account.
• You are responsibile for return postage when mailing book(s) back to the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library in Pomona.