Hold or Transfer a Book

You can request books from the Health Sciences Library or other UH System libraries (besides Hamilton or Sinclair) to be transferred to Hamilton Library for you to pick up there. It takes 3 – 7 business days for the book to arrive at the pick-up library. To request journal articles from the Health Sciences Library, please see instructions on Request an Article to be Scanned and Emailed Web page.

  1. Using your Web browser go to the Health Sciences Library Web site homepage: http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/.
  2. Click on the "Voyager Library Catalog" link on the left side bar
    3. Voyager library catalog link
  3. Search for your book or journal using "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" by typing in the information in the search box. Then click "Search".
  4. If the item is not available at a UH library (you get no retrievals), you may request the item via the interlibrary loan form: https://illiad.manoa.hawaii.edu/login
  5. If the item is owned by a UH System library, the book information will appear with library locations listed. Check the location of the item. Remember that you may request items via IntraSystem Loan that are NOT available at Hamilton or Sinclair Libraries.
  6. To send an IntraSystem Loan request for a book at the Health Sciences Library, check the status of the item to make sure it is available, i.e., not checked out.
    7. Get this item link
  7. Click on "Get this item" in the right hand blue box of the item you want.
  8. Login either with your UH username and password or by your UH Number and last name.
  9. Click on "Hold or transfer this item."
    10. Hold or transfer this item link
  10. Be sure to select where you want to pick up the book from the "Pick up at" drop down menu.
  11. If you logged in with your UH number, you will have to re-enter it on this screen again.
  12. Click on "Submit Request." The system will confirm that your request has been submitted. It can take 3-7 business days for your book to arrive at Hamilton.