Articles

• Smith College faculty, staff, and students: request journal articles via Smith’s Interlibrary Loan.
• Other Five College faculty, staff, and students: request journal articles via Interlibrary Loan at their home institutions.
• Community patrons: use this article request form.
• All others: request articles via the Interlibrary Loan services of their primary library.

You'll receive articles from journals, magazines, periodicals or serials as scanned PDFs.

Books

• Five College (including Smith) faculty, staff and students: request books directly through the Place Request button in Discover Advanced. Material will be sent to the requestor’s home library via the Five College Library Courier.
  • Many of the materials in the Repository Collection are Restricted or Non-Circulating. In rare circumstances these materials can be sent to Neilson Library for In Library Use only. To request materials for this purpose, please use the Five College Library Repository Book Request Form. When requesting materials for In Library Use, please use the Special Instructions section of this request form to indicate why you need these volumes for In Library Use. Loans of this type are for 2 weeks from the date sent to Neilson Library and would be accessible through the Circulation Desk at Neilson. If you are unsure if you need to borrow items, please contact Repository Staff at Bunker@Amherst.edu to discuss your needs and determine the best course of action.
• Massachusetts state borrowers and patrons affiliated with other libraries outside of the Five Colleges: contact your local library to request the loan of materials held in the FCLRC collection via Interlibrary Loan.

On-Site Access - By Appointment

All materials stored in the FCLRC facilities are also available for on-site use in the Five College Library Repository Reading Room with prior arrangement. For more information, see FCLRC: Access Instructions.