Omni - Academic Search Tool

1. Sign in to My Library Account by selecting "My Library Account" at the top right corner of Omni, or from the yellow box from an item record.

   

2. Find the item you are interested in and select the title to open the full record.
    
3. Select "Request" from the "Get It" section.
   
   
    
4. Select a Pickup University and a Pickup Location. The Pickup Anywhere service allows you to pick up your books at any of our Omni partner libraries.
   
   
    
5. Select Send Request.
    
6. You will receive an email when your item is available to be picked up.

All Western and Affiliated University College faculty, students, and staff can request portions of eligible physical library materials to be scanned and delivered by email. 

Digitization is limited to one chapter per book, one article per journal volume, or an excerpt of 10% of a total work.

1. Sign in to My Library Account by selecting "My Library Account" at the top right corner of Omni, or "My Library Account" in the yellow box from an item record.

2. In the "Get It" section of the record, select "Digitization".

3. Complete the form with your citation, including a chapter title and/or page range. Use the "Select for additional request fields" checkbox to display additional citation fields.

If you do not include chapter or page information, your request will be cancelled.

4. Accept the copyright agreement.

5. Select "Send Digitization Request".

6. Your scan will be delivered by email.

1. Sign in to My Library Account by selecting "My Library Account" at the top right corner of Omni, or "My Library Account" in the yellow box from an item record.

2. Select the location where the item is held.

3. If you do not see the volume or year you require, you can select the funnel icon and then select "Description" to filter to the year you require.

4. Once you have found the year/volume, select "Digitization".

5. Check the box next to "Select for additional request fields" and complete the form with the citation information for the specific journal article. 

If you do not include article title or page information, your request will be cancelled.

6. Accept the Copyright Agreement.

7. Click "Send Digitization Request".

8. Your scan will be delivered by email.