Requesting Books, Media, & Articles Have items delivered to your inbox or your favorite campus library

Through our express delivery services, you can request to pick up library materials from any of our collections at your favorite campus library or have electronic reproductions delivered directly to your inbox. 

Book & Media Express

Use Book & Media Express to schedule delivery of books and other qualifying library materials to the campus library of your choice.

To place requests for Book & Media Express:

• select “Request” from any record in InfoKat Discovery and log-in when prompted
• enter your preferred pick-up location from the pull down menu

Scheduling

You can check the status of your delivery by using your Library account. Most items are delivered within two business days. Materials will be returned to the holding library if not picked up within 10 days of availability.

Non-qualifying Materials

Non-circulating materials are not available through Book & Media Express, including:

• Reference items
• Journals
• Scores
• Maps
• Special collections 

Microfilm and Microfiche materials are also not available for check out, but they may be viewed using UK Libraries’ microform readers. 

Article Express

Use Article Express to acquire electronic reproductions from our libraries’ collections, including:

• reproductions of articles from journals, and
• portions of books or proceedings, including those held in non-circulating reference collections and copies from non-print resources.

Requests for Article Express are processed through your ILLiad account. For more information on requesting reproductions of articles, book chapters, and more, visit our Using ILLiad page.