We provide electronic delivery of journal articles and book chapters available through University Libraries. This is free to all Western Michigan University faculty, staff and students.

Materials will be provided within one to two business days. It may take longer if the item has to be requested through interlibrary loan from another library.

HOW DO I PLACE A REQUEST?

Use your interlibrary loan account to request delivery of documents. You will get an email when your material is available. To retrieve articles, sign in to your interlibrary loan account and under 'View' click on 'Electronically Received Articles'. Any items not available at the University Libraries will automatically be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.

Don't have an interlibrary loan account? Sign in with your Bronco NetID and password. You'll automatically be asked to create a new interlibrary loan account.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

It is FREE! However, items ordered through interlibrary loan may involve a fee. We’ll pay the first $10 of every request. You are responsible for anything over that. We will ask you before charging you.

If you have other questions about our document delivery service, email lib-rsc@wmich.edu.

If you are a Western Michigan University faculty and staff member, you can request books available at University Libraries or through interlibrary loan be delivered to you by intercampus mail for free. We also offer free book delivery services via UPS to students, faculty and staff who are enrolled in programs off campus.

***While in-person classes are suspended, all WMU faculty, students, and staff are eligible for book delivery service***

Your book will be delivered to you within one to two business days. It may take longer if the item has to be requested through interlibrary loan from another library.

HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR BOOK DELIVERY?

For on-campus delivery, complete our book delivery sign up form. We will email you a confirmation when your enrollment is completed. 

If you are enrolled in a program off campus, email lib-rsc@wmich.edu to find out if you are eligible for book delivery. 

HOW DO I PLACE A REQUEST?

Use your interlibrary loan account to request the delivery of books. Any items not available at the University Libraries will automatically be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.

Don't have an interlibrary loan account? Sign in with your Bronco NetID and password. You'll automatically be asked to create a new interlibrary loan account.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

It is FREE!  However, items ordered through interlibrary loan may involve a fee. We’ll pay the first $10 of every request. You are responsible for anything over that. We will ask you before charging you.

WHERE CAN BOOKS BE RETURNED?

Intercampus mail

Mail Stop 5353 / User Services

Waldo Library

Book return box on first floor near Service Desk in rotunda. Book return drop slot also available outside front doors and at curb on Arcadia Loop side of building.

Maybee Music and Dance Library

Room 3006 at Dalton Center

Swain Education Library

Room 2800 at Sangren Hall and book return outside the northwest entrance

Zhang Legacy Collection Center

1650 Oakland Drive

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Parkview Campus)

Book return box on first floor near Lecture Hall D-115 (front entrance). Pick up Monday through Friday by 9 a.m.

College of Health and Human Services (Oakland Drive Campus)

Book return box on first floor near the Learning Resource Center. Pick up Monday through Friday by 9 a.m.

Haworth College of Business (Schneider Hall)

Book return box on first floor by the entrance nearest the Fetzer Center. Pick up Monday through Friday by 9 a.m.

OTHER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• What if my address changes? Email your new address to lib-rsc@wmich.edu.
• What if I want to discontinue book delivery? Email us at lib-rsc@wmich.edu and let us know.
• What if I have other questions about the book delivery service? Email your questions to lib-rsc@wmich.edu.