ONLINE REQUESTS
HELIN Requests | InRhode Requests | Interlibrary Loan
The library is a member of the HELIN Consortium (Higher Education Library Information Network). Searching the HELIN catalog will display the holdings of all member libraries: Bryant University, The Community College of Rhode Island, Johnson and Wales University, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, the University of Rhode Island, Wheaton College, and nine medical libraries within RI.
Your Bryant ID needs to be activated at the Circulation Desk. If you ever obtain a replacement ID from Public Safety, please let us know so we can update your record; replacement IDs will alter your existing barcode.
To view a tutorial click here or follow these steps:
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Click the book's title link
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Click the "HELIN Request" button
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Type in your last name as it appears on your Bryant ID
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Type in your 14 digit barcode located on your Bryant ID
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Choose a pickup location from the drop down menu
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Click the "Submit" button
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Select the lending library
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Click the "Request Selected Item" button
If available, the item will be delivered to the Bryant library within a couple of business days; please share your email address with us so we can notify you by email. Otherwise, you will receive snail mail notification.
Books will be held at the Circulation Desk for ten days. You may also check out books on-site at other HELIN libraries, please be sure that your Bryant ID has been activated and/or updated; a non-Bryant library will not create or edit your patron record. Bryant does not charge late fees for materials. However, some libraries within the consortium do assess late fees; please remain mindful of this. Any fees and charges placed on your account by another HELIN library must be paid directly to the lending library.
InRhode facilitates online borrowing between Brown University's Library Catalog and the HELIN Library Catalog. Eligible borrowers within HELIN member libraries (including Brown) can request material online through the InRhode Catalog.
Your Bryant ID needs to be activated at the Circulation Desk. If you ever obtain a replacement ID from Public Safety, please let us know so we can update your record; replacement IDs will alter your existing barcode.
Search the HELIN Catalog first and then proceed to the InRhode Catalog via "Search InRhode" button for additional resources. You may request an item from Brown if the item is either unavailable or not held in HELIN. If an item from Brown is unavailable, an InRhode request will be not be processed; in this event, submit an online request through Interlibrary Loan.
To view a tutorial click here or follow these steps:
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Click the "Request This Item" link
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Select "HELIN Library Catalog" as your institutional affiliation
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Click the "Submit Above Information" button
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Type in your last name as it appears on your Bryant ID
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Type in your 14 digit barcode located on your Bryant ID
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Choose a pickup location from the drop down menu
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Click the "Submit Above Information" button
If available, the item will be delivered to the Bryant library within a couple of business days; please share your email address with us so we can notify you by email. Otherwise, you will receive snail mail notification.
Books will be held at the Circulation Desk for ten days. InRhode books will circulate for 28 days with a one time renewal of an additional 28 days.
Interlibrary Loan is the borrowing and lending of materials not owned by Bryant University or any HELIN / InRhode libraries. This service is available to current Bryant faculty, staff, and students. The ILL office is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Technical Services, Room 222 and is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please call 232-6000 x20422 or e-mail ill@bryant.edu.
Print Material requested through interlibrary loan can take anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks to arrive. When your material arrives, you will be notified via e-mail. All print material will be available at the circulation desk for pick up.
Photocopies of an article may arrive earlier than print material and can be sent to you electronically or in paper format. In most cases an article can be transmitted to you electronically. In the event that an article is received in paper format, the interlibrary loan office will mail this hard copy to you.
For these reasons, it is important to make sure your library account has a current campus and home address, as well as a valid e-mail address. The Access Services staff can assist you and update your contact information at the Circulation Desk. Please stop by, call us at 232-6125 or email us at circdesk@bryant.edu
For additional information on ILL, please visit these sites:
Interlibrary Loans at Bryant University
Request an Interlibrary Loan
