What is the Circuit?
Answer
The Circuit is a local book exchange between participating San Diego libraries that allows current students, faculty, and staff to quickly borrow print books from other Circuit libraries.
If you’re unable to find a book in the USD library catalog and need a copy within 1-3 days (compared to the 7-day turnaround that is typical for ILL), you can check the Circuit collection.
To get to Circuit
After you've done a search in our library catalog, on the search results page look to the left-hand "Refine your results" section. Scroll all the way down to "External Search," then click the link for Circuit.
To request a Circuit book
If your book is in the Circuit, click the Request button then follow the prompts. You will need to select our institution (University of San Diego), sign in with your USDOne login, and select which library you'll be picking up at (Copley or the Legal Research Center). If you see other login options (asking for barcode, pin, etc.) back up and check that you selected the correct institution.
In most instances, your book will arrive within 1-3 days.