Faculty Toolkit

Requesting a book from beyond CUNY

You can request books (and scans of articles, and other items) from colleges outside of CUNY using our InterLibrary Loan (ILL) system, Tipasa. Please see our guide for detailed instructions and policies regarding ILL.

Requesting a book from another CUNY college

1. In OneSearch, you can modulate the scope of your search to either Hostos Library or all of CUNY, by toggling the dropdown menu on the side of the search box (please note that after changing the scope, you need to click the magnifying glass to re-perform the search):

2. After clicking on the title of a desired book, you may see a number of options for requesting a book that we do not have here at Hostos:

Please note : always try CUNY before trying ILL!

Requesting a book from another CUNY is not only faster than using ILL (which is to request items from libraries outside of the CUNY system), but if you request via ILL first and it turns out CUNY has the book, your request will not go through. 

1. Please click on "sign in"" and enter your CUNY First username and password. 
2. After signing in, you will be brought back to the same page, where you can now enter your request for the book to be sent from another CUNY library, via CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus Service). The book can be sent to Hostos Library, or to any other CUNY library that you choose.

CLICS -- Borrow from any CUNY library

Any circulating item within the CUNY system may be ordered and designated for pickup at any CUNY library.

1. Search for materials in OneSearch, with "all CUNY" selected (link below)
2. Click on the title of an item, and then scroll down to "Locations"
3. Sign in with your CUNY Login (firstname.lastname##), and choose your pick-up location
4. You can request books from other CUNY libraries - to be delivered to Hostos, or any other CUNY library of your choice, through the CUNY Library Inter-Campus (CLICS) system.
5. You can request books and articles not available within CUNY via our inter-library loan (ILL) system, Tipasa.

Inter-Library Loan -- Get an item that is not available through CUNY

You may request an item that is not within any CUNY circulating collection through Tipasa, the Inter-Library Loan system (Instructions).

Note: to order books through Tipasa, you must make an account with your name and EMPL ID.