E-Z Borrow Help

Instructions:

E-Z Borrow allows Villanova students, staff, and faculty to initiate their own requests to borrow books from the participating Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI) institutions. These include many institutions in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.

The E-Z Borrow service is currently not available for requesting journals or photocopies of journal/newspaper articles.

A few easy steps:

1. Search VUCat to determine whether the Library owns the
book(s) you need.

2. Check the shelves to see if the books are there.

3. If the books are not owned by the Falvey Memorial
Library or are currently checked out, then click the link here

E-Z Borrow

4. Enter the 16-digit number on the front of your Villanova WildCard
in the 'Patron ID' field. (Enter the numbers without any spaces between them.)
Click Login button.

5. Search for and identify the desired item, then select 'Submit Request.'

6. Complete the request form and leave the note field blank unless specific holdings information is needed (volume, edition, etc.).

The PALCI system will choose the best lender from the available lenders listed for that item. E-mail updates about the status of your requests are sent promptly. Materials received are held for pick-up at the Circulation/Reserve Desk area of the Falvey Memorial Library.

Visit E-Z Borrow to check the status of a request. One renewal is permitted on each EZBORROW book. This can be done by visiting My Library Account located on the Falvey Memorial Library home page, under Library Services, and selecting Falvey Library Account.

Please submit only one request for the same title or edition at one time. You may request the same title again once the first requested item has been returned.

Note: If the book is not on the shelf, you may also contact the Circulation Department at (610) 519-4464 to initiate a search for the item.

Last Modified: September 15, 2008