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 business day delivery)
Interlibrary Loan
Digital delivery from libraries worldwide for faculty, students and staff (2-4 business day delivery)
To request books, CDs, DVDs, & dissertations:
Compass
Library Takeout and CBB Request (Bowdoin items available for pickup within 24 hours; Colby and Bates items take 2-3 business days)
MaineCat
Borrowing through Maine's statewide catalog (available for pickup in 2-5 business days)
Interlibrary Loan
Borrowing from libraries worldwide (available for pickup in 2-14 business days depending on loaning library)
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