If you have searched the Herts Online Library and cannot find what you need, you can request books, journal articles, book chapters, theses, reports and other resources.
The Library may be able to borrow or purchase resources to support learning, teaching and research.
- Request a book, article, chapter or thesis
- Suggest a book for the Library
- Information for staff
- Request a resource in an alternative format
Request a book, article, chapter or thesis
If you are a student or postgraduate researcher and need a resource for your dissertation, research or individual study, the Library may be able to:
- borrow a print book from another library for you to collect from your preferred Herts LRC through the Inter Library loan (ILL) service
- email you an article or book chapter
- send you a ProQuest link to a thesis PDF
- purchase a book for the Herts library collection if an Inter Library Loan is not available
- direct you to another service if this is more appropriate.
Find out more about interlibrary loans
Suggest a book for the Library
You can suggest a book for your module reading list or the Library collection.
Where possible, the Library will purchase an eBook, although some titles may only be available in print. In some cases, the Library may not be able to borrow or purchase the requested title. If this happens, we will let you know.
Information for staff
For books needed for teaching, add the title to the relevant Module Reading List in Talis Aspire. Talis Aspire is integrated into Canvas modules and allows academic staff to add resources for students. Library staff can then review the reading list and purchase books where needed.
If a title is not for a specific module but would benefit a whole programme, add it to the programme Talis Aspire reading list, if one is available.
Find out more about using Talis Aspire
For non-teaching or personal research, staff can suggest print books or eBooks for the Library collection.
For other teaching requirements, contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
Request a resource in an alternative format
If the existing format of a resource does not meet your needs, you can:
- use SensusAccess to convert electronic documents into another format
- request up to one chapter to be scanned from a print book held in a Herts LRC and sent to you by email. Find out how to request a scan
- find out about additional support if you are a student with a Study Needs Agreement
- contact your Academic Liaison Librarian if you are a member of staff and these options do not meet your needs.