(1) If you have used OneSearch to find a book at Hostos, but it's checked out, click on the title and scroll down to look under "locations" to see if another CUNY has it.
(2) You can also choose to start your search looking through all of CUNY. Click the drop-down menu by the search box:
If you click on the title of the book, you'll see an information page. The top will look like this:
Scroll down the page to see the list of locations:
If you're not already signed in, please sign in with the barcode on your Hostos ID.
After you have signed in, you'll see this:
Click on "Deliver to..." and choose where you want to have the book sent - Hostos is the default, but you can choose another campus if you prefer.
Please note that you will need to have activated your ID card at the circulation desk (upper level of library, by the exit) in order to request a book.
If you have already checked to see if the item is at any CUNY College, and:
(a) you can wait several days:
You may request it through Tipasa, the online Inter-Library Loan system, and have it delivered to the Hostos Library. (If the item is at a CUNY college, the request will be denied.)
In order to borrow through Tipasa, you will need to create an account with your name and EMPL ID.
Or (b) IF you need it right away
Try WorldCat - which searches thousands of libraries at once--to see if it is available to pick up at an NYC-area library.
If WorldCat finds the item, look closely to see which VERSION(S) it has found:
Click on the version of the thing you want and look at the LOCATIONS: