Request an Article or Other Resource

If we don't have the article or book you need here, we can usually get it for you from another library or offsite storage. Just place a request and we'll get it for you as quickly as possible (usually within a couple of days).

Get it Yourself

If another library in the area has the book you need, it may be more convenient to visit that library than to wait for us to get it for you. Most libraries are happy to have unaffiliated users visit and use their materials locally (including photocopying an article or chapter). UVM has special relationships with St. Michael's and Champlain Colleges to allow students and faculty to check out books.

Note: Before visiting another library, we suggest you contact them directly to check their current policies.

Identifying Where a Book Can Be Found

• WorldCat

  World's largest bibliographic database; check here for other libraries that own materials we don't have.

• NLM Catalog

  Search the collections of the United States National Library of Medicine

Other Vermont Libraries

• Your public library

  Every Vermont resident has access to their own town's public library. Most libraries in the Burlington area (not including the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington) also participate in the HomeCard System, which allows residents to borrow from other participating libraries.

• Fletcher Free Library (Burlington's public library

  UVM students and employees are eligible for a free library card.

• St. Michael's College

  UVM students and faculty can borrow materials from the St. Michael's College Library.

• Champlain College

  UVM students and faculty can borrow materials from the Champlain College Library.

• Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries

  Faculty (and in some cases, staff) from member institutions can register for borrowing privileges from other member libraries. You will need to complete an authorization form at your home library before going to the other library.

Online libraries

• Internet Archive Lending Library

  Controlled digital lending of books published five or more years ago, including many past editions of medical textbooks. Most books can be borrowed for 1 hour at a time, with unlimited renewals as long as the book is available.

• Google Book Search

  Access to millions of books with the ability to preview, search, or read many of them.