GIL Express

GIL Express is a state-wide lending system that allows you to borrow books from libraries throughout the University System of Georgia to be delivered for pick-up at your selected institution.

  1. To request an item through GIL Express, you first need to locate it in the GIL Universal Catalog. To access the Universal Catalog, click Find Books in the links pane, and then click GIL Universal Catalog link.

    2. Image showing where to find the GIL Universal Catalog link.

  2. The GIL Universal Catalog has a slightly different appearance than GIL at GGC, but it functions the same way. In this example we will look for a book entitled "13 Against the Odds.

    3. Image showing the search field for the universal catalog.

  3. Once you find your item in the Universal Catalog, click the GIL Express Request link at the top of the page.

    Image showing the search results page.

  4. Log in to GIL Express using the on-screen instructions, and be sure to choose your home institution. Your home institution is the institution at which you are registered to take classes. Logging in to GIL Express is the same as logging in to your library account.

    5. image of the login screen

  5. After you login to GIL Express, a screen appears, verifying that you want to make a GIL Express request. Choose GIL Express Request from the drop down menu, and then click the OK button.

    image of the verifying screen

  6. The GIL Express Request form appears with the item information. The GIL Express request screen contains detailed information about your request. In the middle of the screen, you are asked to enter either your Patron Barcode or your Social Security Number, depending on how you logged in to the GIL Express system. If you have any comments that you want the lending institution's circulation staff to view, you may enter them in the Comment text box.

    7. image of the request form

  7. Next, select a library from the drop-down menu where you would like to pick up your item. If you would like to pick up your item at the Georgia Gwinnett College Library, be sure that you select Georgia Gwinnett College Library from the Pick Up Library dropdown list.

    image of the drop-down menu

  8. After you are finished, click the Submit Request button at the bottom of the form and check your GIL account for the status of your item.

    image of the request form showing the submit button

For general information about GIL Express, you can visit the GIL Express site.

If you did not find your book in the GGC catalog or the Universal Catalog, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan by filling our our online form to request a book from another library.