Holds and Checkouts
Once at item arrives at TCPL, it will automatically be placed on hold for you. You will be notified and have five days to pick it up. This works the same way as it does for a TCPL item. SRCS items have a special bookstrap on the front. Please do not remove this strap as it helps get the item back to the right library.
The lending library determines how long you can check a loaned item out. The due date is listed on the SRCS bookstrap on the front cover.
Request Status and Renewals
When you are logged in to your SRCS account, you can click your name to see the status of any active request. You can also place renewals here. You will be notified if the item can be renewed or not.
How Long Does It Take?
Items usually arrive within two weeks, depending on shipping time and how long it takes to find a lender. Sometimes it does take longer than that.
If no lender can be found, but it was checked out at some libraries, the request is marked ‘retry’. Library staff will resend it later to see if it is available. This can take several weeks.

Items Not Available Through SRCS
There are some items that can’t be found in SRCS, such as articles or out of state genealogy and local history books, or where no library is able to lend it. They may still be available through the traditional interlibrary loan service.
To place an interlibrary loan, go to the interlibrary loan form on the TCPL website. You must supply the title, author/creator, and publication date for the item. If you are unsure of the date, it can often be found through online resources such as Amazon or Fantastic Fiction. Interlibrary loans often take longer than SRCS loans.
Items requested through SRCS that go unfilled will automatically be transferred to the national interlibrary loan system. You will be notified if they are not available at all.
Looking For Something New?
Libraries rarely lend new items, but you can suggest TCPL add it to the collection using the online purchase request form.

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Interlibrary Loan

Statewide Remote Circulation System (SRCS)
SRCS (pronounced ‘Circs’) is a service that allows TCPL customers to search a statewide database of library materials. If something can’t be found in TIPCAT, you can look on SRCS and request it be sent from another library. Be sure to check TIPCAT first for fastest service.
How To Reach SRCS
SRCS is linked from the Interlibrary Loan page on the TCPL website.
Log In To Your Account
To log in to your SRCS account, click the button in the upper-right corner. A login menu will appear. You log in with your library card number. Your default password is the last four digits of your phone number, the same PIN used for other library services.

Searching SRCS
Searching in SRCS works the same way as it does in TIPCAT. At the top of the screen is the search box. You can enter a title, author, or general keywords. You can also hit the plus sign beside it to open up an advanced search window, which lets you do a more detailed search.
After you hit enter, the system will begin searching through the catalogs of member libraries. This can take several seconds to complete. You can see the search progress on the left-hand side of the results page.
Below the progress bar are search facets. You can use this to narrow down the results by subject, author, format, and date.
Search Results
The catalog tries to group different formats of each title together. Click on a cover to see what formats are available. You can click through again for item details.
Sometimes more than one version is displayed. It works best to select whichever one seem to have the most available copies or libraries.

Requesting an Item
Once you find the material you are looking for, you can click the “Request This” button. Be sure that if you need a special format, such as Large Type or Audiobook, you have chosen that. Also, it is not possible at this time to request e-material.
The system should automatically fill out all the required information. If any of this information is incorrect, you can change it and then alert the library staff the next time you visit the checkout desk.
The Contact field should be your email address. If you do not have email, you can use your phone number.
If you want to pick up at a branch, put that in. Otherwise items will arrive Downtown.
If everything looks fine, you may hit the submit button. It will show a confirmation screen. You can check the progress of your request by clicking on your account in the upper-right corner.