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BorrowDirect, E-ZBorrow and Interlibrary Loan: BorrowDirect

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BorrowDirect

See the Libraries' COVID-19 page for the latest updates on library services.

BorrowDirect has resumed service with 10 of 13 library partners:  Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn, Princeton, Stanford and Yale. 

The pickup location for physical materials during fall 2020 is Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. We can also mail resource sharing books to members of the Penn community who have registered for Books by Mail. Because many of our partner libraries are facing restrictions in staffing and physical access to buildings where collections are housed, turnaround times will vary. 

 

What is BorrowDirect?

BorrowDirect is a direct request service for books from Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and the Center for Research Libraries.

  • Search multiple library collections simultaneously; place your own requests
  • Fast delivery in 3 - 5 days
  • Track request progress online and by email sent to you
    • Searching and discovery: Keyword and advanced author, title, and subject searching, in an updated interface.
    • Loan period: 16 weeks, no renewals.
    • Integration with your Library account: BorrowDirect books will be charged on your account just like Penn books. Please note: late fines of $1/day will apply.
    • Account information: In addition to automatic email notification, you can view and track items borrowed using the "My Account" feature in BorrowDirect.
    • Delivery options: Books may be delivered to any Penn Library for pick-up.
    • Linking to Interlibrary Loan: Requests for books that cannot be supplied by BorrowDirect may be passed directly to Interlibrary Loan.

 

CONNECT TO BORROWDIRECT

Questions?

Contact us at the (virtual) Van Pelt Library Interlibrary Loan office:

Email Us:
interlib@pobox.upenn.edu