Use the LEAGLE Catalog to borrow items available from libraries in the area from the WRLC Library Consortium. WCL Faculty and Students can also use this feature to request books and materials from the American University Library. Materials can be requested online and will be available for pickup at the Pence Law Library Circulation Desk. 

Visit the library website at library.wcl.american.edu 

Use the Search Bar on the home page or Click Search Tools and then click the LEAGLE Search link box.

Type your search terms in the search bar and select AU, WCL, and Consortium (WRLC) as the search profile.

Select the item you are interested in from the list of results to view the item record.

Sign in to your account to view the request options in the How to get it section.

If you would like a loan of the physical item, select the Quickly request from main campus or local libraries option and a request will be sent to Washington Research Library Consortium members that own the item. If you had searched the AU Bender Library catalog and found that the item you need is available there, the request will be sent to AU Bender Library. 

If the Quickly request from main campus or local libraries option does not appear on the item record, use the Email the interlibrary loan department option to submit your loan request.

If you would like to request a digital copy of a portion of the item (chapter, article, page range, etc.) click the Email the interlibrary loan department option. This will open an email to the ILL department in your default email client.

Please complete the email by filling in as much information as you are able: page numbers, edition, etc. You can also add any comments to the email.

Once your request has been submitted, please note that depending on the item requests may take a while to process. Continue to look for an email notifying you that the item is available.   

Copy requests should not take more than a few days, but, depending on the availability and location of items requested for physical loan, your wait time maybe a week or more. Consortium Loan Service requests made of area institutions tend to be quicker.

Even if Pence Law Library does not have access to a journal, article, or eBook through LEAGLE, the library on main campus may have it. This is especially the case if you are searching for something not directly related to law. You can access these resources without signing in to your account. 

Visit the Bender Library home page.  

Use the Search Bar on the home page or click the Search Button. 

Type in the name of the Journal, Article, or eBook you are looking for in the search bar and then click search.  

Select the item you are interested in from the list of results to view the item record.

As a WCL student, you do not need to sign into the main campus catalog to access their resources. However, when clicking a link to an article or journal while you are off-campus, you may have to sign into American University's proxy with your myAU credentials.

In the item record under the box labeled "View Online" select one of the options to go to the item you are searching for.