Scans and Holds

Omni makes it easier to access print items in our collection by allowing you to place requests for digitization scans and holds for pickup.

Digital Delivery

You can request scans of portions of eligible physical library materials to be delivered in PDF form by email as allowable under existing copyright laws and fair dealing guidelines. This is typically limited to 10% or 1 chapter.
Digital delivery offers broad access to physical collections, including book chapters, journal articles, government documents, reference works, and more.
Choosing digital delivery means you can conveniently request and access material at home on any of your devices. It also allows more people to access the same item, bringing library collections to as many users as possible.
Certain items are only available through digital delivery. This includes print journals and serials, and reference materials.

Login to your Account
Locate the item in Omni, the library search tool, and click "Request a chapter scan". Use this link for articles and other scan requests.
You will receive an email with instructions for accessing your digitized material, typically by the next day.

Login to your Account
Locate the item in Omni, the library search tool, and click "Request for Pickup".
If you need to request multiple volumes from a multi-volume set, please submit request and use the "Comment" field to indicate which volumes you want to request.
Once you submit your request an email with pickup instructions will follow once staff are able to checkout your items to your account.
Once you receive the on hold shelf notice, your items will be available on our next pickup day.