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Instructions for Borrowing Books Through Gil Express
- Access information about GIL Express, including a map of the USG libraries and a FAQ sheet at http://gilexpress.usg.edu Only circulating books may be ordered through GIL Express.
Hint: If your search takes too long or freezes, try another browser. - If the book you are seeking is NOT in your local library, access the Universal Catalog (https://giluc.usg.edu).
- Enter your search term(s) in the Quick Search box displayed or click on Keyword Search or Exact Search for additional search options.
- Click on the desired title to see a display of the item record and check its Status to determine if it is checked out, lost, or otherwise unavailable for loan. If it’s available at one or more libraries, click on GIL Express Request.
- Select your Home Institution from the drop-down menu, enter your Waycross College Library Barcode number or your Social Security number, enter your last name, and click on Access My GIL Account.
- At the next screen, click on OK to choose GIL Express Request.
- At the next screen, enter your Social Security Number in the requested field, choose a Pick-Up Library (do you want to pick up your book at Waycross College or at another institution?), then click on Submit Request.
- You should see the message Your GIL Express Request Was Successful. The reply indicating that the request was successful means that the request itself went through, however, this does not guarantee the item will be sent. In most cases the book will be supplied, but on rare occasions it will not. To be sure the request was accepted, you may wish to click on My Account and review the information displayed.
- Occasionally a request will fail. If the item is available at the patron’s home library the request will fail - you should always check your home library catalog for a book first. If an item is checked out, missing, etc, or otherwise not available for checkout; if the item is a reference book, archival item, or otherwise is not supposed to circulate; or if the borrower is blocked because he or she has overdue books, the request will fail.
Notification:
Check the progress of your requests through the Access My Gil Account option available on either the Universal Catalog or the Waycross College Library catalog accessible via the Library’s web page at: http://gil.waycross.edu/ When My Gil Account shows that the book has arrived at the library, ask for it at the Circulation Desk. The library will also try to contact you by phone or e-mail.
GIL Express Circulation:
All GIL Express books circulate for 28 days. They may be returned to any University System of Georgia (USG) Library. They may be renewed twice online if they are renewed before their due dates. However, if they are allowed to become overdue even by one day, they cannot be renewed and the patron is blocked from checking out, getting the GALILEO password, etc. at all University System of Georgia institutions, including his or her own, until the overdue books are returned! Some participating libraries charge a recall fine, so if you are notified that your book has been recalled, bring it back quickly.
You should also be aware that if you lose a GIL Express book, you will be assessed a non-refundable processing fee of $35 in addition to the replacement fee, and a Banner block will be placed on your account.