Borrowing Items from other HELIN Institutions
Students, faculty, and staff with valid IDs and registered with the James P. Adams Library can use any of the libraries belonging to HELIN. Members include:
- RIC
- ARIHSL (Association
of Rhode Island Health Sciences Libraries)
students cannot visit most of the ARIHSL libraries but borrowing privileges are allowed through HELIN Loan and Document Delivery - Brown University
Students cannot visit to Brown University's main library without a referral. Students can also request items from Brown using InRhode. - Bryant College
- CCRI
- Johnson & Wales University
- Providence College
- Roger Williams University
- Salve Regina University
- URI.
HELIN Institutions Video and Audio Materials
To borrow a book from any of the institutions except Brown University, you have 2 choices you can go directly to that institution's library (such as Providence College) and check the book out from their library or you can request the item to be sent to RIC via the HELIN Loan System. To request a book be sent, follow these steps:
- Find the item in the HELIN Catalog. Any book or non-serial item that shows "AVAILABLE" in the "STATUS" display of the catalog record may be requested via HELIN Loan.
- Point and click on this button that state HELIN Request
- Follow the prompts to add your name and Library Barcode number. (Your student identification card, which should be validated to be used as your borrower's card, has your Library Barcode number.)
- Items will arrive at the circulation desk in 3-5 business days.
If the item is not in the HELIN Catalog:
- Access InRhode
directly (a link is also available on the other
libraries page) or when you are looking at a catalog record in
the HELIN catalog click on the Search InRhode button
at the top of the web page.
- You will notice at the center of the record it will state 1 InRhode libray has this item or 2 InRhode libraries have this item. If you click the link it will show you which libraries hold the item. Any book or non-serial item that shows "AVAILABLE" in the "STATUS" display of the catalog record may be requested via InRhode Loan system.
- Click on the link that states Request this Item and
select HELIN Library Catalog (if you are RIC student, faculty or staff).
- Follow the prompts to add your name and Library Barcode number. (Your student identification card, which should be validated to be used as your borrower's card, has your Library Barcode number.)
- Items will arrive at the Circulation Desk in 3-5 business days.
Please note: HELIN libraries will not lend books from their reference collections or their special/rare books collections nor will they lend complete issues or volumes of periodicals. HELIN libraries will not lend videos and films, CD's, sound recordings, computer files, and other non-standard formats of materials.