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Find Specific Books, Chapters, or Articles

3 Ways to Search For Items

Students and faculty have access to library materials at CUW, from a group of libraries around Milwaukee (SWITCH), and even libraries around the world (Interlibrary Loan).

🔎Search Primo with the title of the article or book

Advanced Search
Journal Title Search

🔎Citation Look Up

Search for a Book, Article or Journal by ISBN, ISSN, DOI or PMID

⁉️Ask a Librarian

Sometimes you just can’t find an article or book chapter. Librarians are here to help.

Ask a Librarian

3 Ways to Request Items

📬Pickup (or Home Delivery)

If you want to pick up the whole item at the CUW circulation desk:

  1. Login to Primo.
  2. Find the item you want. Click on the title.
  3. Click on Get it from a SWITCH Library OR CUW Request
  4. If you are a distance student, type Home delivery under additional information.

📧 Digital Scan

Request scans for print articles, print book chapters, and microfilm articles.

  1. Login to Primo.
  2. Find the journal or book you want. Click on the title.
  3. Click CUW Scan Chapter Option OR I need this article
  4. OR Click on Get it from a SWITCH Library
  5. For books, check the box I only need a specific chapter or page
  6. Fill in the article or chapter information.

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🌎Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

For items not available in SWITCH, request the item from libraries around the world.

Request an Item from another library

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