Renewing Books: WIU Books

Presents the basic steps for renewing library books, whether they belong to WIU or another library.

Loans & Renewals

There are exceptions, especially at the branch libraries, but the majority of WIU books fall into the standard category.

Standard Loan Length:

  • Undergraduate students:  4 weeks
  • Graduate students:  8 weeks
  • Faculty & staff (including retired):  16 weeks
  • Community users:  4 weeks

Standard Maximum Renewal: 3 times

Renewal Steps

You have 4 options for renewing WIU materials:

Online:

  1. Log in to My Account using your ECOM username & password. (If you're already in WestCat, the online catalog, you can simply open the pulldown menu by your name in the upper right corner of the page, and choose My Account there.)
  2. View your "Checked Out Items."
  3. Click the "Renew" link next to the book(s) you want to renew, or choose the "Renew All" option at the top of the column.

Email:  When you get an email notice, reply to it and request to renew the item(s).

Phone:  Call the library from where the books are borrowed.

  1. Malpass Library: 309-298-2705  (Access Services)
  2. Music Library: 309-298-1105
  3. Curriculum Library:  309-298-1101
  4. Quad Cities Library:  309-762-1598

In Person: Bring the books back to the desk where you checked them out. Bring your ID, too, since things will need to be re-scanned.