Responding to COVID-19
Chat and email with us daily! Mon-Thu 7am-9pm, Fri 7am-7pm, Sat 11am-6pm, and Sun 11am-9pm. We’re resuming limited services in the Main Library lobby, and the Health Sciences library is open to Health Sciences affiliates. Learn more about access during COVID-19.
Request materials
On August 3 we resumed our express retrieval and interlibrary loan services for print materials, though expect a longer turnaround time.
As always, we'll try to get digital articles and book chapters as well. Please consider requesting a scan of a reasonable portion of a book if the whole book is not urgently needed.
Article or book chapter
We'll email articles and book chapters to UA students, faculty, staff, and designated campus colleagues free of charge.
If we own it in print, we can scan it for you. If we don't own it, we'll request it from another library.
Book, film, or other item
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| In our libraries |
Request through express retrieval. Select the "Request this Item" button in the search results and we'll pull it from our shelves and place it on hold for you. We can also mail books and other library materials to distance students and faculty for free. Request a book by mail. |
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| Checked out |
Request it by selecting "Request this Item" in the search results. We'll notify you when it is ready to pick up (within 21 days). You can also submit an interlibrary loan request for the item. |
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| Something we don't own |
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Streaming video (instructors only)
If you'd like to show a film in your class, whether it's one we already own or need to buy, we can investigate streaming options. Learn more about video streaming.
How do I pick up the requested item?
As of August 3:
- You can pick them up in the Main Library lobby, Sunday-Thursday, 10am-2pm. The rest of the Main Library building is closed.
- Service is limited to enrolled students and University employees with valid CatCards.
- Face coverings are required in the building’s lobby, per campus policy.
- Special Collections materials will be made available digitally first, if possible, when the fall semester begins, August 24. Document delivery requests will resume then as well.
Distance students & faculty
We can ship library items for free to UA faculty, staff, and students who reside more than 30 miles from the University. Be sure to enter your mailing address and choose "Home delivery" as your pickup location before requesting materials.