Libraries Information
Your Library Account
- Renew your books Online! and view what you currently have checked out
- How to obtain Purdue
Student/Staff/Faculty/Retiree ID - Information
about University ID cards from the Card Services Office. - How to obtain a Visitor's ID Visitors are welcome!
There are many subject specialty libraries and an Undergraduate Library on the West Lafayette campus. They function as one unified library system.
Borrowing & Using Resources
To check out any library materials use your Purdue ID card.
Renewing your materials
Renew materials online by clicking on “Your Library Account” from any Libraries web page.
Loan periods
The normal loan period for library materials differs between libraries.
Circulation policies
Circulation policies and borrower information.
Resources That Are Not Available or Already Checked Out
You can recall the item by clicking on the “Request this Item” button from the item’s record in the catalog.
Not on Campus
To request a journal article, a book, or other document, fill out the Interlibrary Loan online request form:
https://homer.lib.purdue.edu/illiad/logon.html
For more details, visit: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/access/ill/
or click Interlibrary Loan under Quick Links on any Libraries web page.
Finding Information & Resources:
Use Purdue Libraries’ catalog: http://www1.lib.purdue.edu/
Use these databases to find information for your research. Many of the databases provide access to full text.
http://lib.purdue.edu/eresources
Requesting & Getting Help
Visit Ask a Librarian to learn more.
Through Tutorials & Handouts
CORE: http://core.lib.purdue.edu/
Other tutorials: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/rguides/tutorials.html
From a subject specialist
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/rguides/instructionalservices/librarians.html
