EZ-Borrow

PALCI has recently made some changes to EZBorrow. The first thing you will notice once you log into the new EZBorrow page is that you no longer are asked to choose a group when searching for a material. Now, EZBorrow will be searching ALL of our partner libraries at the same time, making your experience easier and faster. When your search results load, you will notice that you can select items even while the search page is loading

The item screen is also different. Now, when you come across an item that isn’t available for request or is available here at Marshall, EZBorrow will let you know, providing links to IDS/ILL if the item isn’t available, or links to our library catalog if we own it.

Since these changes are new, we expect that you will occasionally find things that you’d like to see changed or fixed, so let us know. Contact us at ezborrow@marshall.edu or call or stop by the Drinko Circulation Desk for assistance.

Search and borrow books and music scores directly from 50 academic libraries in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey simultaneously. Your requested items will arrive usually within 3-5 business days. You will be notified via email when the book or score is available for you to check out at the Drinko Library Circulation Desk or MUGC Library.

If an item you search for cannot be found in the EZBorrow system, simply log into Information Delivery Services and place a request from there.

Occasionally you will find an item in EZBorrow, that simply is not available for checkout. In this case, a message should show up in the middle of the screen, directing you to the IDS/ILL login page via a link. Simply follow the link and request the item by filling out the appropriate request form and the item’s citation info (you can always check websites like Amazon.com for a title’s citation info if you don’t have it handy).

If you receive an error message of any sort, contact our EZBorrow staff at ezborrow@marshall.edu or call or stop by the Drinko Circulation Desk for assistance.

You can borrow items for 6 weeks. This applies to all Marshall University students, faculty and staff.

Yes. Renewing lets you keep the books for 6 weeks from the day they are renewed. To renew, login to My Library Account. You can only renew once.

Yes. However, if you don't pick up your E-Z Borrow book within 10 days of arrival, you will be fined $5 per book. The book will be mailed back to the lending library. This fee is necessary to recoup shipping costs for frivolous requests. Overdue fines are $1 per book, per day.

Yes. However, books will not be mailed to your home address if requested through E-Z Borrow. When you make your request, you choose to pick up E-Z Borrow books either at the Drinko Library or MUGC Library.

If you do not live near either library, and you are a Distance Student as defined by the Marshall University Libraries, then you should use Information Delivery Services to have Interlibrary Loan books mailed to you. Information Delivery Services will mail books and other items - owned by the MU Libraries or other libraries - to your home address if you are Distance Student.

No. The band is needed in order to accurately track the book. If you lose the band, you will be charged $1.

You will receive three emails:

1. We received your request and are processing your order.
2. Your book was shipped by the lending library to Marshall University Libraries. We should receive it in 3 to 5 weekdays.
3. Your book has arrived (either the Drinko Library or MUGC Library) and is ready for you to pickup.

Books should arrive within 3 to 5 weekdays.

If you don't pick up your EZ-Borrow book within 10 days, you will be fined $5 per book, and the book will be mailed back to the lending library.

EZ-Borrow is only available to current Marshall University students, faculty, and staff. Unfortunately, alumni and community patrons are not eligible to use E-Z Borrow.

Yes. You can access E-Z Borrow by entering your MUID.

No. We do not accept replacement copies for lost E-Z Borrow books. This is a PALCI policy. Patrons will have to pay for any lost E-Z Borrow items (the invoiced amount plus our processing fee). Contact the Drinko Library Circulation Desk or the MUGC Library if you lost your E-Z Borrow item.

This most commonly happens when your 901# has been entered incorrectly. Simply go back to the login page, reenter your 901# and try again.

If the problem persists after reentering your 901#, please contact our EZBorrow staff at ezborrow@marshall.edu or call or stop by the Drinko Circulation Desk for assistance.

Title, Author, and ISBN searches are fast. Subject searches can take up to two minutes before getting results.

PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.) was formed in 1996 as a grassroots federation of 35 academic libraries. PALCI is a membership organization of private and public academic libraries. The primary mission of the group is to spur the development of library cooperation within Pennsylvania and surrounding area.