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Email: library@harrisburgu.edu
Call: 717-901-5188
Text: 717-516-7359
Use the online reservation calendar
Each group study room features:
You can also email library@harrisburgu.edu or call 717-901-5188 with your request.
Try our self-check kiosk to check out as many books as you'd like--you won't believe how easy it is! Over 3,000 books are available on our shelves. Bring your HU ID card, which serves as your library card.
The following equipment is available on loan:
Calculator loans are per semester; videocameras are loaned for one day; other items are loaned as-needed. Make an appointment to pick up the equipment at library@harrisburgu.edu or by calling 717-901-5188. Paperwork must be filled out first.
Interlibrary loan helps current Harrisburg University students, faculty, and staff get copies of items that are unavailable in our own library. Just tell us what you need; we will find out which other library owns it and request a copy, free of charge to you.
There are two ways to make requests:
Interlibrary loan helps current Harrisburg University students, faculty, and staff get copies of items that are unavailable in our own library. Just tell us what you need; we will find out which other library owns it and request a copy, free of charge to you.
You can request these types of materials:
Loans | Copies |
Books | Journal articles |
Theses and dissertations | Newspaper articles |
Microforms | Magazine articles |
Video & sound recordings | Book chapters |
Conference proceedings chapters |
Placing Requests for Interlibrary Loan Materials
In order to place an interlibrary loan, you can sign into your Tipasa account. This link should either sign you in automatically or take you to a Harrisburg University sign in page. Once you are signed in, it will automatically direct you to the form that will need to be filled out, your contact information will be auto populated into this form. The only contact information that you have to fill out is the Patron ID field which will be your email address.
This process can also be completed in the EBSCO databases and the PRIMO catalog. A link labeled "Request through Interlibrary Loan" will automatically populate when an item that is not owned by Harrisburg University is found. Completing this process through the EBSCO databases and the catalog will also allow the form to automatically fill in the information about the item that you are requesting.
Please allow 7 to 14 business days to receive your information request. You will be notified when your item is ready for pick-up. If your document comes in electronic format, we will e-mail it to you at the address specified in the form.
If you have any questions about interlibrary loan, please email the librarians at library@harrisburgu.edu.
Special notes about BOOK REQUESTS:
Special notes about requests received through Article Exchange: