Retrieve the Item Directly If you have established with reasonable certainty that the item is in the library then you have various options. If the library is close to your office you can send a staff member over to pick up the item. Most college and public libraries offer library cards to the public. Private libraries do not. Public library cards are free.
Colleges charge a fee for the card.
Call the circulation desk of the library to find out what their policy is. If you can not send a staff member then you can arrange an interlibrary loan. This will give you access to most library collections including private collections. The book OCLC Participating Institutions tells you whether a library is a supplier or a nonsupplier. You can send an interlibrary loan through OCLC if you subscribe, through email to the interlibrary loan department or fax a request to interlibrary loan.