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Requesting Items: Where to Begin

This guide details how you can submit curbside pickup, scan, and ILL requests through USearch.

Logging in to Your Account

In order to request Northwestern items in USearch, you will need to log in to your account. To do this, you have a few options. Three ways of logging in to your account are detailed below.

For more information about My Account, check out the USearch Help page. By logging in to your account, you also have the ability to renew, save, notify, etc.

From the Library Homepage

On the library homepage, there is a link to My Account below the main USearch search bar. Click on this link.

Select Northwestern Users.

Enter your NetID (e.g., abc1234) and password. Click Log In.

Your name will appear in the top right of the screen. This is how you can confirm that your login has been successful.

If you qualify, you can now submit pickup/mail, scan, and ILL requests. Check out the "How to Request" tab to learn how to do this.

From USearch

You can also sign in after you search for an item by clicking on the Sign In link in the top right of your screen.

Select Northwestern Users. 

Enter your NetID (e.g., abc1234) and password. Click Log In.

Your name will then appear in the top right of the screen where it originally said Log In. This is how you can confirm that your login has been successful.

If you qualify, you can now submit pickup/mail, scan, and ILL requests. Check out the "How to Request" tab to learn how to do this.

From the Item Record

If you have not logged in already, you can log in by opening an item's record and select the Sign In option in the Get It section. 

First, click on an item of interest in your search results. The full item record will then appear. Click on the Sign In link in the Get It section.

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Select Northwestern Users.

Enter your NetID (e.g., abc1234) and password. Click Log In.

Your name will appear in the top right of the screen. This is how you can confirm that your login has been successful.

If you qualify, you can now submit pickup/mail, scan, and ILL requests. Check out the "How to Request" tab to learn how to do this.