If your local library does not have the book or article you need, usually you can get it through interlibary loan. This service allows your library to borrow books and get photocopies of journal articles from libraries all over the nation.
Most libraries provide interlibrary loan services.
If you are not sure whether your library has this service, someone at the reference or circulation desk can help you. This form asks you to provide your contact information and such information about the book or journal article as author, title, publisher, date of publication, and in the case of journal articles, the page numbers. Libraries usually charge for this service. This helps them to recover mailing costs, staff costs for locating the book or journal article that you requested, and the costs associated with being a member of the interlibrary loan system. The delivery time for your interlibary loan is usually between 1-3 weeks.