Reciprocal Borrowing

Reciprocal Borrowing: Other Library Catalogs

As a student or faculty member at Moody, you have access to other libraries and their resources. See below for how to access these resources.

I-Share

Please take a look at our I-Share search link on the library website homepage to search for free resources in many other academic libraries throughout the state of Illinois. If you live in Illinois and are closer to another Illinois academic library than Moody’s, you can also request Moody materials from that closer library for free.

ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

All currently enrolled Chicago MBI, MTS, or Moody Online students, Moody faculty, and Moody staff can participate in the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) reciprocal borrowing program. Locate the schools that participate on this map. At the participating library, prospective borrowers will be required to show proof of enrollment or faculty/staff identification, as required by the lending library. An advance call is recommended to determine what proof of enrollment is required. Borrowers may check out materials according to the borrowing policies determined by the lending library. In order to maintain reciprocal borrowing privileges, borrowers must follow local library policies and return items in a timely fashion. Ask a librarian or consult the ATLA Guidelines for more information regarding the ATLA reciprocal borrowing program.

ACTS Reciprocal Borrowing Program

All currently enrolled Chicago MTS students, Moody faculty, and Moody staff are eligible to participate in the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS) reciprocal borrowing program. There are nine Chicago-area full-member seminaries, and Moody Theological Seminary is an associate member. See the ACTS web site for library locations and hours. In order to borrow materials from an ACTS school, the prospective borrower must first register for ACTS with Crowell library staff to receive an ACTS card. The ACTS card and your Moody ID card must be presented to the ACTS library in order to borrow items. Borrowers must follow the borrowing procedures of the lending library. See the ACTS circulation policy page for more information regarding ACTS reciprocal borrowing.

Wheaton College Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

Current students, faculty, and staff of Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute have onsite reciprocal borrowing privileges from these institutions’ libraries. For these privileges to be extended, proof of current institutional affiliation must be presented:

Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute faculty and staff should display an institutional identification card. Faculty and staff privileges must be renewed each academic year.
Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute students should display an institutional identification card and a current course schedule. Student privileges must be renewed each semester (or quad/trimester).
Reciprocal privileges will not be extended to patrons with visitor, guest membership, alumnus, faculty emeritus, retiree, local clergy, or similar account status at the other institution’s library.

Borrowing Privileges:
All materials that normally circulate to each college’s community borrowers are available to reciprocal borrowers. A maximum of 10 items may be checked out. Access to databases and other digital resources is subject to each library’s permissions.