Borrow & Request

Can't find what you need?  Here are a few different options:

• Request materials from other libraries in the HELM Library Consortium (using the HELM Library Catalog),
• Submit a request via Interlibrary Loan
• Search for materials via the Commonwealth Catalog
• Submit a purchase request
• Still stuck? Check out the Boston Public Library or your local public library!

Read on for more details on each option.

Available to NSCC students, staff, and faculty only 

Request an item not located within HELM and ComCat by completing one of the following Interlibrary Loan forms.  Please have your NSCC ID available.

• Interlibrary loan article request
• Interlibrary loan book request

Search the Commonwealth Catalog, also known as ComCat. The Commonwealth Catalog gives you access to millions of items from libraries that hold unique collections such as Boston Public Library and UMass Amherst and other academic, special and public libraries.

1. To log in, use the 14 digit barcode located at the bottom of your NSCC ID.
2. Select "North Shore Comm College-Danvers" or "North Shore Comm College-Lynn", depending on where you would like to pick up the item.
3. Password is your birthday in the following format, MMDDYYYY.
4. Please allow 2-5 business days.

Is there a book or movie you think the library should own? Request that the NSCC Library purchase an item to add to our collection. Please complete the Purchase Request Form to request a purchase.