I-Share is a network of Illinois libraries that open their their collections to borrowing requests from every other member, dramatically expanding the range and quantity of materials available to patrons at participating libraries.
I-Share is a free service offered to RUSH University Medical Center students, faculty and staff. RUSH users can borrow print materials from other academic and institutional libraries in Illinois by placing a request via our online catalog or by visiting an I-Share library. Generally, most I-Share items are lent under the same terms as items borrowed from RUSH, but the lending library determines which items can be requested. Textbooks, materials held in a library's reference or reserve collections or other special collections are usually not requestable. The I-Share service is used to borrow physical materials only; it does not provide access to other institutions' electronic resources or e-books, and cannot be used to request journal articles or book chapters (for journal articles or book chapters, use ILLiad, RUSH's interlibrary loan service.
