The Library has established return and retrieval services for materials held in the Faculty of Education’s Instructional Resource Centre (IRC) on the St. Catharines Campus. The materials housed in the IRC are not physically browsable at this time but can be requested on demand. 

Returning IRC materials 

All returns can be brought to the Ask Us desk on the main floor of the James A. Gibson Library.  

Requesting retrieval of IRC materials 

Materials previously labelled with the IRC location in Omni are now identified as “Request-Only Storage”.   

To borrow these materials, use the ‘Request for Pickup’ button (see below) and Library staff will retrieve the item for you. You will receive a notification when the item is available for pickup at the Ask Us desk in the James A. Gibson Library. We anticipate the turnaround time to be approximately 2 business days.

Below is a screenshot of how to place a request in Omni:

An Omni catalogue record for a Request-Only Storage item. A purple arrow points to the red Request for Pickup button.

We welcome your feedback and appreciate your patience as we navigate this transition.  

The Library will be working in collaboration with the Faculty of Education over the coming months on a project that includes an assessment of IRC materials, and a plan for integrating these into the James A. Gibson collection.  

Questions? Contact us at libhelp@brocku.ca