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WorldCat rocks my world.
WorldCat rocks my world.
My world has just been rocked, too! Coolness.
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Just to clarify, WorldCat will only report the 'participating libraries' so there is a chance that there may be a library closer to you with that book than WorldCat is reporting, especially if you're in more rural areas.
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My library system must not be in the Worldcat system. Eh well, so much for convenience (for now)
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I luvs me some WorldCat. My university library is also part of an interlibrary loan system, so once I find a library that has the book, they'll ship it to my library and let me borrow it.
Yeah, just to clarify, the OP refers to WorldCat.org, a user-friendly, Amazonified interface to the OCLC WorldCat database. OCLC is much more powerful but not particularly easy to use, and is also a subscription service. Many public libraries (and most academics) have access to OCLC, even if their own holdings aren't listed. Worldcat.org is a free, public website.
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I love the library. I have been reading graphic novels for free for years now. I almost feel guilty...almost.
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Another service that might be available is that if your state has a land-grant university, USUALLY as a taxpaying citizen, you have access to that university's library as part of its land-grant status. Often free, sometimes for a small administrative fee. Sometimes the checkout times are pretty short (since you're not a student), but you can get almost ANYTHING through a big state U system.
And if there's a college in your town, most colleges allow townies to get library access in some form as well (sometimes you have to pay). Although the workaround is that chances are your public library ILLs with your local college library, so you can just get stuff free through interlibrary loan ANYWAY.
Librarians = Meaty WorldCat. :)
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I have given out this tip for years!
love it!
Even if what you find isn't at your library, you can use the catalog numbers and bibliography info to have your librarian pursue interlibrary loans.
I have borrowed materials from as far away as Nebraska!
Sweet. Useful for college students such as myself.