What happens when I request a book?

Student book requests

If your request is on behalf of a U.S. student, it gets added to the Student Request queue, which is maintained by Bookshare’s Collection Development staff.  

If the book is available from the NIMAC, we'll pull a copy directly or as assigned to us by your state's NIMAC coordinator.

You'll get an email from us when the book is available, with a link to help you find it quickly.  You can check on the current status of your request any time by going to MyBookshare -- there will be a link to MyRequests.

Non-student book requests

Requests by non-student members are placed on our Wish List. Currently, we are unable to fulfill individual Wish List requests. Titles stay on the Wish List for one year. These requests help us prioritize publishers with whom we partner so that we can get the books our members want in the future.