Virtual Catalog Instructions

You can request books not available at Tufts from Boston Library Consortium and other local libraries through the Virtual Catalog. From the Library Services or the Library Catalogs page, click on Virtual Catalog. You will need to choose Ginn as your pick-up location and input your barcode number from the back of your library card.

Click the Search/Request button and search for the item you need. If the item comes up as available, click on the title, check availability at the different libraries, and click Request in the closest one that has the item available. Fill in the form and submit it.

You will be notified by e-mail of the progress of your request, and you can check on it at any time electronically, by going back to the Virtual Catalog and clicking Review my requests. This usually takes 3-5 business days.

Contact for Virtual Catalog Assistance

Please contact the Ginn Circulation Department with questions about the Virtual Catalog. You may telephone 617 627-3852 or e-mail either Paula Cammarata or Mariesmith Michaud.