The Wolfgram Memorial Library supports the academic programs of Widener University with a collection of 241,000 volumes, 2,256 current periodical subscriptions, 167,963 microforms, access to over 80 online services, and a diverse collection of audiovisual and multimedia materials.
For items not in our collection, you have access to other institutions’ resources through the Interlibrary Loan program ILLiad:
1. Starting at the Library’s Homepage:
2. Select Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad), under “Quick Links."
3. Click on “First Time Users” and follow the directions to create an ILLiad Account:
- The Username & Password that you create allows you request items, check status and retrieve requested journal articles.
- ILLiad requests are usually filled within 7-10 days. You will be notified by email when they arrive.
There are several ways you can request items through ILLiad.
1. If you know the name of a specific book or article:
- From the Library's Homepage, click on ILLiad.
- Log in with you user name and passsword.
- Place your request by clicking on:
2. You can also access ILLiad directly from the Library Databases (this is available from many, but not all, of our databases).
- From the Library's Homepage, follow the steps for searching databases.
- Click on ILLIAD Wolfgram if the print format of the item is NOT in our collection.
When you use this feature in Academic Search Premier, the correct information for ordering the article will be automatically filled out for you.Example of a book request through
WorldCat, an OCLC/FirstSearch database:
1. From the Library's Homepage under Quick Links, click on Databases by Title.
2. Select WorldCat.
3. Enter title, author, subject, ISBN, etc. You can also limit type, for example: Books
4. Check first to make sure the item is not in our collection.
5. If not, you can request the item through ILLiad, by clicking on:
REQUEST THROUGH ILLIAD