Research Guides
Husky Card (Student/Staff ID)
Your Husky card is your library card. Information about loan periods for graduate students and how to renew items can be found here.
You can find book scanners and printers in all UW Libraries locations. You can send scans via email, save to a Google Drive/USB, or send to a UW Libraries printer. Scanning is free of charge. Printing costs 12 cents per page. Use funds loaded on your Husky Card to pay for printing. More about printing on campus.
Connecting from Off-Campus
Most of the UW Libraries' electronic resources can be accessed from off-campus using either the proxy server OR HuskyOnNet (the UW's VPN). This page offers more information on how to connect to resources from off-campus.
UW Libraries Search
UW Libraries Search lists books, journals, films and more owned by the UW Libraries, as well as articles from a number of databases.
UW Libraries Search will also show you items available in Summit, a consortium of academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. If a book or DVD is available in Summit, you can request it to be sent to UW by clicking on the "request via Summit" link in UW Libraries Search. The item usually arrives between 3-5 days. Summit is a free service for all UW students, staff, and faculty.
Interlibrary Loan
If an article or book chapter you need isn't available electronically at UW Libraries, you can request a scanned copy through Interlibrary Loan. You can place your request directly via the Interlibrary Loan site or use the "request an article scan" button in UW Libraries Search.
You can also request physical items that aren't available at UW Libraries or Summit via Interlibrary Loan. This is a free service for all UW students, staff, and faculty.
Typically, ebooks aren't available via Interlibrary Loan due to sharing restrictions by publishers. Scanning the entirety of a book is usually not allowed. If you need an ebook that we do not have at UW, please contact me to discuss options.
This FAQ page illustrates how to request items via UW Libraries Search. (Note: the button text in UW Libraries Search is slightly different now - but the process is still the same!)
Distance Students
If you live near a Summit library, you can place a request for a physical item from UW (or another Summit member library) and have it delivered to that library instead through the Summit Visiting Patron program. This process does require an initial in-person visit to your library of choice to set up an account. You are also able to check books out of Summit member libraries.
Purchase Requests
Can't find the item you need at the UW Libraries? Submit purchase requests using this form or email me!
Get your research and library-related questions answered 24/7 using our chat service. UW librarians are typically available weekdays from 9am-5pm. On evenings and weekends, the service is staffed by academic librarians from the US, Canada and UK. They can usually assist you with your questions, and if not, we see the conversation and follow up the next working day. You can also submit questions via email or contact me directly.