Help Videos

These videos give you a quick overview of the different accounts you can have from Milner Library.

• Milner / I-Share account
• Interlibrary Loan account
• Courtesy Card account

This video provides a quick overview of the features available in your Milner Library / I-Share account.

Video Transcript

This video shows how to check interlibrary loan item requests and due dates, view and save a requested article, and add contact info for email and text notifications.

Video Transcript

Overview - Milner/I-Share Account

How to look at your Milner/I-Share account.

From the Library's home page, choose the Library Accounts button under the Start Your Research search box.

On the Library Accounts page, select Access your Milner/I-Share Account.

Choose ULID Login. Login with your ULID and password.

The My Library Card page displays an overview of your checked out items, requested items, fines, and blocks. 

If you have items from multiple I-Share libraries, your account will list the items separately under the libraries they came from instead of all on one list.

You may have many I-Share libraries on your list,.

To view only libraries you currently have items from, change All Institutions to Has Activity.

If you don’t see the item you are looking for, check each library for your item.

Select the links at the top of My Library Card for more details.

To renew a book, choose Loans.

Choose Requests to check the status of items you have requested from Milner or I-Share.

If you have questions, use the Ask a Milner Librarian options on the library website to contact a Milner Librarian via live chat, text, email, or phone, contact your subject librarian, or view our FAQs. Or, visit the Service Desk as you enter the library. We're happy to help!

Overview - Interlibrary Account

This video will show you how to look at items in your Interlibrary Loan account.

From the Library's home page, choose the Library Accounts button under the Start Your Research search box.

On the Library Accounts page, select Access your Interlibrary Loan Account.

Choose Illinois State University.

login with Central Login.

After you login, you will see a list of your requested and checked out interlibrary loan items.

To check the status of your requested items, find the item on the list and look for a note next to it under Status.

If you request an article and receive an email that it is ready to viewt, the article will show up on this list.

Choose the Click here to view item link next to the article to view the full text.

You can only open the article 5 times and the link expires after a certain date.

Be sure to download your article to your computer the first time that you view it.

You can view your due date next to your item under Status.

To update or add contact information to get email and text notifications about interlibrary loan items, go to Profile at the top.

Notifications section shows which ways you have chosen to get notifications. Email is the default option.

To get notifications via text message, add a phone number to the box under Phone Number and turn on Send library account updates by text message.

Choose Save changes.

If you have questions, use the Ask a Milner Librarian options on the library website to contact a Milner Librarian via live chat, text, email, or phone, contact your subject librarian, or view our FAQs. Or, visit the Service Desk as you enter the library. We’re happy to help!