ECU's Libraries
ECU's One Search is a quick way to check what is available in the ECU Libraries. For books, media, and other items, searching the Catalog of the combined holdings of the Joyner, Music, and Laupus Health Sciences libraries might be easier. For journal and ebook titles, you may also check the Online Journals and eBooks search tool.
Interlibrary Loan -- Have items delivered to ECU
If the ECU Libraries do not have what you want available, you may request the item through the interlibrary loan service using the ILLiad system.
- You may request anything you need, as much as you need. There are no costs passed along to you.
- Electronic delivery of articles and chapters often comes within a few days, but can take longer.
- Delivery of books, media, and other physical items usually take about a week, but may also take longer.
For details, visit Joyner Library's Interlibrary Loan Borrowing webpage or contact Laupus Health Sciences Library's Interlibrary Loan staff.
Cooperative Borrowing -- Travel to other libraries & borrow directly from them
ECU students, faculty, and staff who live away from the ECU campus, will be traveling within North Carolina, or who need an item quickly may borrow directly from libraries with which ECU has direct lending agreements. To see want other libraries own, search WorldCat or the library's individual library catalogs.
You may return any borrowed items from these libraries directly to the owning library yourself or mail items back to the owning library at your expense -- we recommend having shipping insurance and a tracking number. If you have about a week until the due date, you may bring the item to Joyner Library's Circulation Desk for the interlibrary loan service to return the item on your behalf for free; any late fees or lost/damaged items, however, still will be your responsibility.
