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Collections update: Move means temporary lack of access to some materials

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Due to the work being done to support the current collection move in the Library, the print serials, government documents, and microfilm located at the back of Level 1 are temporarily unavailable for browsing. However, if you need to access these items, we can still get them for you! If you need to access any print serials or government documents from this section, please request the article or volume through Omni. You will see a message that the items are not loanable, but you can still request either a digital copy of the article you are looking for or request the print copy from another library. If you need access to a larger portion of the print serials or government document collections, please contact Library Services in advance of your visit to the Library so that we can work out the best way for you to access the materials. If you need to access the microfilm or microfiche, please speak to someone at the Services Desk or contact Library Services prior to your visit. We will ret

Updates to Omni and interlibrary loans

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  Here is up-to-date information from my colleague Judy Senecal on using the latest version of Omni and borrowing books via rapid interlibrary loans.  Carleton + Omni Libraries We have now made the default search in Omni “Carleton + Omni Libraries,” where Omni Libraries are all of the Ontario postsecondary libraries that participate in the development and use of this search tool. Here is a list of Omni partner libraries. Rapid interlibrary loans (ILL) and borrowing books Now that the default search is the collections for all the Omni partner libraries, now when you search Omni, you may see books in your result list that say they're "unavailable" from Carleton. While we don't have it, one or more of the other Omni libraries does.   To help you request books from another Omni library, we've integrated a new, faster interlibrary loan service into Omni.  Here are some things to consider if you want a  book from another library: Is it going to be used for a course? If