I-Share is a group of 89 academic libraries in Illinois that share physical resources, including print books and DVDs. You can request to have items delivered to the Lisle or Mesa campus or your nearest I-Share library for pickup or delivered to your place of residence.

To place an I-Share request, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to BenSearch.
2. Search All I-Share Libraries and click the item you’d like to borrow.
3. Under How To Get It, click I-Share. Select your preferred Pickup Location and Pickup Institution and click Send Request.
4. When your items are ready for pickup, you will receive an email notification. Please bring your BenCard when you pick up your items.
5. Use your BenSearch Account to renew items or check the status of your requests.

Your username is your ben.edu email address. Your password is the same password used to access MyBenU and D2L (not Engage).

ILLiad is an interlibrary loan tool that allows you to request articles not owned by Benedictine University Library and request books not available through I-Share.

Details:

• Articles are delivered electronically to your ILLiad account usually within 48-72 hours of request. Articles are accessible 5 times or for 15 days, whichever comes first.
• Print books are delivered within 3-5 days.

1. Click Interlibrary Loan in the Library menu bar.
2. Click the ILLiad button.
3. Enter your BenU login. If you’re a new user, you’ll be prompted to set up your account.

From a Database

• Enter your BenU network credentials. If you’re a new user, you’ll be prompted to set up your account.
• ILLiad will automatically populate the article request form with the citation information. Submit the form.

From a Citation

1. Log in to ILLiad. (See “How do I log in to my ILLiad account?” above)
2. In the left column, under New Request, click Article.
3. Fill out the required fields and submit the form.

1. Log in to ILLiad. (See “How do I log in to my ILLiad account?” above)
2. In the left column, under View, click Electronically Received Articles.

• 1 week loan period
• HP Chromebook 14 G7
• Requires a Google account; first login requires Wi-Fi.
• How to Connect a Chromebook to BenU Wi-Fi (PDF)

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• 3 day loan period
• 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 20WM.
• Loaded with the same software available on BenU campus computers, including MS Office, SPSS, and more.
• The first time you sign in, connect to BenU Wi-Fi and sign in while on campus. After that, you will be able to sign in from off campus using other Wi-Fi networks.
• We recommend saving your work to cloud storage or a flash drive. A 16 GB flash drive for temporary file storage is included.
• To borrow a laptop, you’ll be required to sign a Laptop Loan Agreement (PDF).(Official form will be provided at checkout.)

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• 1 week loan period
• Plug and play USB microphone for casual to professional recording. Tri-capsule technology helps produce pristine, studio-quality recordings while its four different pattern settings offer flexibility so you can record vocals for streaming, podcasting, studio interviews, video voiceover and more.

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• 3 day loan period

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• 3 day loan period

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• 3 day loan period

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• 3 day loan period
• Belkin Pocket Power 5K Power Bank (portable charger) charges smartphones, smart watches, fitness bands, and headphones. Includes a 3-in-1 charging cable (Lightning, USB-C, and Micro-USB). Includes a 12-watt Belkin USB wall charger so you can charge the power bank or charge your phone directly.
• Connectors: Lightning, USB-C, and Micro-USB

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  4 hour loan period
• Model: Origaudio
• Standard 3.5mm headphone jack

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• 1 week loan period
• LG GP65NB60 Portable USB External DVD Drive allows you watch DVDs and listen to CDs on your computer. Connects to Windows or Mac computers via USB.

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• 4 hour loan period
• Model: Logitech R400
• PC compatible
• Plug-and-play
• 50-ft. range
• Built-in laser pointer
• User support

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• 3 day loan period
• iPad 10.2 (9th generation)

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• 3 day loan period
• Model: Canon VIXIA HF R500
• Includes power supply, cables, SD card and carrying case

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• 3 day loan period
• Model: Sunpak 6601UT
• Medium tripod
• Maximum Height: 59.0″
• Minimum Height: 23.8″
• 3-way pan and tilt

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• 3 day loan period
• Student organizations (borrower must be an executive board member) and campus units can check out the button maker.
• Model: American Button Machines #175 Button
• Machine and #2088 Graphic Punch
• Creates 1.75″ round buttons. Your design should fit within a 1.6″ diameter circle.
• Instructions

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• 3 day loan period
• Model: V7 Professional HD Webcam 720p
• Built-in microphone

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• 4 hour loan period
• Models: Apple 96 Watt USB-C” and Apple
• 85W MagSafe 2
• Compatible with various MacBook models

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• 4 hour loan period
• Models: Lightning to HDMI (or Digital AV), Lightning to VGA, Mini DisplayPort (or Thunderbolt) to VGA

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• 4 hour loan period
• Model: Targus 90W Laptop Charger
• Compatible with various PC laptops

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• 4 hour loan period
• Model: StarTech.com 15 ft. High Speed HDMI Cable

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• 1 week loan period
• Franklin T10 Mobile Hotspot

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• 3 day loan period
• Wacom Intuos Bluetooth Creative Pen Tablet

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Lisle Campus

• 1 color printer on KN 3rd Floor
• 1 b&w printer on KN 3rd Floor
• 1 b&w printer on KN 2nd Floor
• 1 color printer in KN 030
• To scan, tap “Scan” on the printer touch screen.
• To make a copy, tap “Device Functions” on the printer touch screen.

Mesa Campus

• 1 b&w printer

For answers to frequently asked questions about printing, see the IT Knowledge Base.

Lisle Campus

• Simple Scan Station on KN 3rd Floor near the Research Center
  • Includes a large flatbed scanner and a feed scanner.
  • Best option for scanning books and journals.
  • You can view, zoom, and crop your pages before saving.
  • You can scan to email, Google Drive, or USB flash drive.
• Scanner/copiers on all printers in the Library (KN 3rd Floor and KN 2nd Floor)
  • Includes a flatbed scanner and a feed scanner built in to the printer.
  • To scan, tap “Scan” on the printer touch screen.
  • To make a copy, tap “Device Functions” on the printer touch screen.

Mesa Campus

• 1 scanner/copier

For answers to frequently asked questions about printing, see the IT Knowledge Base.

Lisle Campus

• 46 computers on KN 3rd Floor
• 12 computers in KN 232
• (Computers in the lab print to the KN 3rd Floor printers.
• The lab also includes a computer on a lectern connected to a ceiling-mounted projector.)
• 8 computers in KN 030

Mesa Campus

• 16 computers

Lisle Campus

• KN 044 – Includes a TV with HDMI cable to connect a laptop
• KN 045 – Includes a TV with HDMI cable to connect a laptop

• KN 046 – Includes a TV connected to a DVD / Blu-ray player.

Check out the remotes from the Circulation Desk.

There are many programs installed on the Library computers, including, but not limited to:

• Microsoft Office
• SPSS (Note: Staff, faculty, and current students are entitled to download and install the statistics package SPSS on their personal computer for their school work. To get SPSS, visit the IT Knowledge Base.)
• Maple
• Tableau

Lisle Campus

• 1 cell phone charging station on KN 3rd Floor near the computer carrels
• 1 cell phone charging station in KN Lower Level near the main stacks

Lisle Campus

• 1 microfilm reader in KN Lower Level

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John Draut | Book Appointment

Tim Goines | Book Appointment

Zhen Liu | Book Appointment

Rachael Narel | Book Appointment

Barbara Ozog | Book Appointment

Rob Rebman | Book Appointment

Florina Salaghe | Book Appointment 

Zubair Amir | Book Appointment

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Steven Burgess | Book Appointment

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Maria Granic | Book Appointment

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Rafael Iglesias | Book Appointment

Jean-Marie Kauth | Book Appointment

Carolyn Liesen | Book Appointment

Luigi Manca | Book Appointment

Dianne Moran | Book Appointment

Joel Ostrow | Book Appointment

Shannon Rauch | Book Appointment

Bill Scarlato | Book Appointment

Michael Tole | Book Appointment

Catherine Arnold | Book Appointment

Timothy Comar | Book Appointment

Jim Fackenthal | Book Appointment

Ian Hall | Book Appointment

Leigh Anne Harden | Book Appointment

Casey Larsen | Book Appointment

Annie Lin | Book Appointment

Tim Marin | Book Appointment

Cheryl Mascarenhas | Dean | Book Appointment

Jeremy Nadolski | Book Appointment

Phil Novak-Gottshall | Book Appointment

Tiara Perez Morales | Book Appointment 

Alison Ridge | Book Appointment

David Rubish | Book Appointment

Jennifer Salutric | Pre-Health Advising | Book Appointment

Jayashree Sarathy | Book Appointment

Regina Schurman | Pre-Health Advising | Book Appointment

Paula Sochacki | Book Appointment

Stefan Stefanoski | Book Appointment

Alison Veltri | Mesa Campus | Book Appointment

Matt Wiesner | Book Appointment

Andrew Wig | Book Appointment

Ellen Ziliak | Chair, Mathematical & Computational Sciences | Book Appointment

Joyce Jeeweek | Book Appointment

Ovid Wong | Book Appointment

Carol Fendrick | Science Learning Specialist | Book Appointment

Marian Flattum | Mathematics Learning Specialist | Book Appointment

Susan Roach | Literacy Learning Specialist | Book Appointment

Katie Culotta | College of Liberal Arts, College of Science & Health | Book Appointment

Steve Delmagori | College of Science & Health | Book Appointment

Sarah Dunne | College of Science & Health, School of Education | Book Appointment

Christine Frezek | Goodwin College of Business | Book Appointment

Kylee Medina | Goodwin College of Business | Book Appointment

Suzannah Toresdahl | New Students, Mesa Campus | Book Appointment