Aurora University
Phillips Library

Ordering Books From Other Libraries Through Our Library Catalog

- Allow One to Two Weeks to Receive Your Book(s) -

1. Go to the Aurora University Library Catalog link (ILLINET Online/I-SHARE).
2. Search by Start of Title for the book you desire (or author), or do an Advanced Search for your topic. For a Start of Title search, click on Start of Title, then input the first few significant words of the title in the Search For box. Do not use articles (the, a, an) at the beginning of the title (example: The Wind in the Willows would be typed in the Search For box as Wind in the Willows. The Search For box is not case-sensitive). In an Advanced Search you would type your topic on one or more of the search lines (example: women on the first line, Europe on the second line).
   After you do a search in the Aurora University Library Catalog you may get a message saying that we do not have the title you want. Then click on Repeat Search in the I-SHARE. If the title you want is held by one of the other 64 libraries in our consortium, the record will appear. If more than one edition, or a similar title, or a like record appears, you will have to select (click on) the title you want to Request.
3. Click on the title to open the full record for the book. Look at the record to be sure that this is the item you want (Note: this must be a book that is not held by the Aurora University library. Click on the word Request in the toolbar at the top of the page.
4. Log in:
   • if location does not display as Aurora University in the Select Your Home Library box, you must select us from the drop-down list.
   • type in your library patron ID number (2251100 plus the seven digits of your university ID number that starts with 0 – you will have fourteen digits in all).
   • type in your last name (this field is not case-sensitive).
   • Note: If you have problems with the login, be sure that you typed your patron ID number correctly. If the login still doesn’t work contact the library (630/844-5437 or the ITS Department at 630/844-5790).
5. The next screen will notify you that you are logged-in and whether your Request can be processed. Click on OK to Request the First Available Item and to proceed to the next screen.
6. On the next screen, input your Library Patron ID one more time (2251100-------), in the space provided. Click on Submit at the bottom of the screen.
7. The next screen will indicate that your request was placed successfully.
8. At this point you may view your Account (My Account), since you are already logged in. Or you may Logout. If you view your Account, you can see that your Request is in process and from which library it will be coming.

In My Account you may also see your Account activity and Renew items that you have checked out.