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• Use I-Share to find books not owned by the BenU Library.
• 3-7 day delivery
• Typical loan period: 28 days (up to 3 renewals)
• Books not picked up within 2 weeks will be returned

 is a group of  in Illinois that share physical resources, including print books and DVDs. You can request to have items delivered to the Lisle or Mesa campus or your nearest I-Share library for pickup or delivered to your place of residence.

To place an I-Share request, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to .
2. ���𲹰�������All I-Share Libraries and click the item you’d like to borrow.
3. ���Ի�����How To Get It, click I-Share. Select your preferred Pickup Location�����Ի���Pickup Institution and click Send Request.
4. When your items are ready for pickup, you will receive an email notification. Please bring your BenCard when you pick up your items.
5. Use your BenSearch Account to renew items or check the status of your requests.

Your username is your ben.edu email address. Your password is the same password used to access MyBenU and D2L (not Engage).

• Use Tipasa to request articles not owned by the BenU Library and books not available in I-Share.
• Articles are delivered electronically to your Tipasa account usually within 48-72 hours of request. Articles are accessible 5 times or for 15 days, whichever comes first.
• Print books are delivered within 3-5 days.

 is an interlibrary loan tool that allows you to request articles not owned by Benedictine University Library and request books not available through I-Share.

Details:

• Articles are delivered electronically to your Tipasa account usually within 48-72 hours of request. Articles are accessible 5 times or for 30 days, whichever comes first.
• Print books are delivered within 3-5 days.

1. �����������Interlibrary Loan in the Library menu bar.
2. Click the Tipasa�����ܳٳٴDz�.
3. Enter your BenU login. If you’re a new user, you’ll be prompted to set up your account.

From a Database

• Enter your BenU network credentials. If you’re a new user, you’ll be prompted to set up your account.
• Tipasa will automatically populate the article request form with the citation information. Submit the form.

From a Citation

1. Log in to Tipasa. (See “How do I log in to my Tipasa account?” above)
2. In the left column, select Create Request and select Article.
3. Fill out the required fields and submit the form.