You can request physical books from the HCC Library and I-Share.
You will receive an email once items are available for in-person pickup. Items available in the HCC library collection will be available for pickup sooner than interlibrary loan requests. Requests for books from other libraries will take around a week. Items will be placed in a closed envelope with the patron's last name. These envelopes will be found on a table outside the library. We can also ship items to the Lincoln and Pontiac campuses as needed.
Items from I-Share renew automatically.
To request books in I-Share, follow these steps:
- Open I-Share/Primo.
- Type the title of the book or key words in the search box.
- Search "Everything at HCC" or "All I-Share Libraries."
- Select Search or press Enter.
- Select the book title. This will open the book's holding information.
- Scroll down or click on the "Get it" section. This will take you to a section that asks you to sign into your library account. Go ahead and sign-in.
- If the book is available at HCC, select Request from your library. If the book is available at a different library, select I-Share request from another institution.
- A request form will appear. Make sure the preferences are set up as such in the drop down menus:
- Preferred Pickup Institution: Heartland Community College (HRT)
- Preferred Local Pickup Location: Heartland Community College - Main Campus, Pontiac, or Lincoln
- We can mail any book(s) to the Pontiac and Lincoln campus as long as you select where you'd like them to go.
- Preferred Pickup Institution: Heartland Community College (HRT)
- Select Send Request. You will receive an email notice once the book is available for pickup. Repeat these steps for every book you would like to request.
