Users of the Five College automated library system can locate a book and then place a borrowing request electronically through the on-line joint catalogs. FCD, as the Five College Delivery service is called, will then see that the material requested, if available, is delivered to the borrower's home library.

Daily interlibrary loan delivery service operates among the Þve campuses and may be used as a complementary service to direct borrowing and Five College Delivery. Those wishing to consult several issues of a periodical are encouraged to go directly to the library that owns the periodical, rather than using interlibrary loan. Some materials, including videos, Þlms, reference materials and rare books/archival collections are not available through interlibrary loan.

How to Use FCD Service

• Search for a book you want from the on-line joint catalog and bring up its reference on the screen; to get a book from UMass, you must go to the UMass portion of the catalog.
• Click on the "Request Item" button above or below.
• Type in your name and bar code and click on "Submit above information".
• Choose which library you wish to receive the book from (if more than one appears on screen) then click on "REQUEST SELECTED ITEM".
• When you have finished, the screen will read "Your request has been sent. . . ."

Note: books already out on loan will be automatically recalled for you. They will be held for you when they are returned.

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