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To place a Resource Sharing request with the library consortium using Primo OneSearch, follow the instructions below.

For assistance:

Resource Sharing Assistance:

Circulation/Reference Desk
(410) 651-7691

If UMES does not have an item you are looking for, it may be available for checkout at one of the 16 other academic libraries in the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institution (USMAI) consortium.

USMAI Library Consortium

Interlibrary Loan

In Primo OneSearch, enter the book title, an author or a subject.

Example of a title search:

Note that entry #2 is not available at UMES but instead says Check for available services. Click on the title link to access the full record:

  • In the GET IT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS section, be sure the book is available at another USMAI Institution, and then click the Resource Sharing link.
  •  A Resource Sharing Request form will autofill, choose a preferred pickup institution (the default is University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES)), and click SEND REQUEST.

You will receive an email when the book has arrived (typically takes 3-5 days).

  • You can pickup your item at the Circulation/Reference Desk on the first floor.
  • Your HawkCard ID is required for checkout.

Borrowed items must be returned to the Frederick Douglass Library by the due date.