Frequently asked Questions: Materials available through Borrow Direct

Materials available through Borrow Direct

  • Books and printed music (scores) not owned by Princeton and in circulating collections
  • Books and printed music (scores) owned by Princeton but charged out to other users, or otherwise unavailable, e.g. non-circulating or missing

Materials NOT available through Borrow Direct

  • Books that are available in Princeton’s collections and are not charged out, which may include in-process and on-order items.  
  • E-books
  • Journals and journal articles
  • Microforms, rare and reference books, books on reserve at other libraries and other non-circulating materials. Non-book formats (CDs, LPs, videos, etc.) are available from some collections.
  • Multi-volume sets: a request may not be accepted by Borrow Direct if one or more volumes of the set are available to check out. All volumes must be "charged out" at Princeton in order for a request to be submitted. If requesting is unsuccessful, please request via Interlibrary Loan

* Try Princeton’s Interlibrary Loan service for materials not available through Borrow Direct