WordCat’s free, easier to use and in some ways more powerful interface known as WordlCat.Org can make a convenient method for requesting books through ILLIAD, UST’s interlibrary loan service
For a known book, it is always best (to avoid confusion and delays) to check CLICnet first for availability – a book at another CLIC library is requested via CLICnet and only takes a day or two. If a book is not in CLICnet, then go to WorldCat.Org and search there.
WorldCat searches by keyword the entire OCLC database, representing over 5000 libraries. Almost any book you need can be found and borrowed for you through ILLIAD services. If you have any questions or difficulties: Ask Jan.Malcheski@stthomas.edu
Here is a link very brief video guide to finding a book in WorldCat using ILLIAD to request a book through interlibrary loan.
WORLDcat AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN
For articles, WorldCat indexes a large number of journals but not nearly as many as UST databases cover. The best approach is to request articles through the Find It while using one of the databases.