Northern Seminary is a member of the Consortium of Research and Academic Libraries in Illinois (CARLI).
To use I-Share, books are searched for and requested using the online library catalog, Primo. Log into the catalog using the sign-in yellow bar across the screen or the sign-in link on the top right. If you are already signed into email through the Northern portal, the process will be faster. Requested materials can be delivered to any I-Share library and can be returned to any I-Share library to be securely routed back to the owning library.
Current students, staff, and faculty from participating I-Share libraries may borrow books from Northern's library through I-Share or using their institutional ID card at the library by appointment only.
Current Northern Seminary local students, staff, and faculty members also have borrowing privileges at the other 80-plus I-Share member academic libraries using their student ID card. Please check the borrowing policies of the library you visit.
ILL is InterLibrary Loan. This is not the same thing as I-Share. ILL is the last option for finding books and other resources and has limitations. You begin your search with local holdings, then check I-Share.
Physical Books: Book requests through ILL are limited to local and current Northern students, staff, and faculty only. When requesting a physical book, you will need to include your name, Northern email address, book title, edition, author, date of publication, and ISBN.
Journal Articles: Journal article requests are for any current Northern student, staff, and faculty. Note that you cannot request the entire journal, but are limited to specific pages within a certain amount of the publication. When requesting an article, you will need to include your name, Northern email address, name of journal, name of article, author name(s), date of publication, edition and issue, and ISSN.
Copies: Copy requests are digital copies for any current Northern student, staff, and faculty member. Note that you cannot request anything be copied digitally in its entirety. For copy request of ebooks, your request is generally limited to specific pages within a certain amount of the publication and usually a chapter. When requesting an electronic copy, you will need to include your name, Northern email address, name of publication, edition, author name(s), date of publication, specific page range, and ISBN.