What is the difference between Universal Borrowing and ILL?
These are both ways to obtain books from other libraries. If a book is owned by one of the other 64 ILCSO libraries in Illinois, then patrons are required to request from them first. This is called Universal Borrowing, and the patron requests the book directly from the online catalog (I-Share Catalog). If the book is not available or has been requested and not filled by an I-Share library, then patrons may request it through ILL. The ILL department will then request the book from libraries outside the I-Share consortium. (If requested and unfilled from Universal Borrowing, please indicate this in the comments section of the ILL request form.
