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Bowdoin Digital Delivery and Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing and digital delivery services for Bowdoin College faculty, students, and staff.

To request articles and book chapters:

Bowdoin Digital Delivery

Digital delivery from Bowdoin's print collection for faculty, students, and staff (1-2 day delivery)

Interlibrary Loan

Digital delivery from libraries worldwide for faculty, students and staff (2-4 day delivery)


To request books, CDs, DVDs, & dissertations:

Compass

Library Takeout and CBB Request (Bowdoin items available for pickup in 1 day; Colby and Bates items take 2-3 days)

MaineCat

Borrowing through Maine's statewide catalog (available for pickup in 2-5 days)

Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing from libraries worldwide (available for pickup in 2-14 days)


To check on the status of your request or to renew an item:

  • Items requested through Compass or MaineCat: Sign into Compass
  • Items requested through Digital Delivery or ILL: Interlibrary Loan