Suggest a Purchase - Ask Us

  • Suggest a Purchase — Ask the library to buy a book, film, or other information source you need by providing basic author and title information. Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate subject specialist.
  • Request a Purchase for Course Reserves — Use this link if your request is related to an item you wish the library to purchase to put on reserve for a class.
  • Request a Video Purchase — Suggest a video for the collection (streaming video, DVD, or Blu-Ray).
    • Please note that most Hollywood productions cannot be acquired by the Library in streaming format, but departments can license them through Swank Digital Campus.
  • To request purchases of other media formats, or for questions about media orders, please email mediaorders@library.illinois.edu.