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Use the I-Share catalog or WorldCat to search for items in other libraries. I-Share includes collections of over 90 Illinois academic libraries and requested items arrive in about 2-4 days; WorldCat includes items from libraries worldwide and items arrive in 1-2 weeks, depending on the geographic location of the owning library. Link to both from the library homepage, under the Books & Movies tab.
Article requests may be submitted within an active database search session using or by filling out the form at eiu.edu/booth/ill/illphoto.html. Articles are emailed to you as PDF attachments. Requests generally take 2-14 days to complete.
More information about Get Full Text and examples of how it works are available at https://eiu.libguides.com/getfulltext.