Digital Loan

Students and faculty outside the St. Louis area can request books from the Library’s print collection and get online access to a digital copy for a fixed check-out period. If you just need a single article, chapter, essay, or section from a print resource, please use the Interlibrary Loan / Scan Request form instead.

Requesting Books

  1. Search the Covenant catalog for available items.

  2. Click the “Place a hold” button.

  3. Sign in with your My CTS account, if prompted.

  4. Choose “Digital Loan” as the pickup location.

  5. Verify that your request was successful.

When your Digital Loan is ready, you will receive an email notification with a link to access the item on Microsoft OneDrive, and a note of when your access will end.

 

Request a book

Select the Digital Loan pickup location

Confirm that your request was successful

 FAQ

  • Digital Loan requests are typically processed within 3 business days.

  • All Digital Loans are subject to approval by the Library staff. The following types of items are not eligible for Digital Loan:

    Titles for which the Library already has e-book access

    Items that are not requestable, such as course reserves and reference materials

    Audio and video materials

    Items that cannot be digitized due to size or format

  • Digital Loans are for 4 weeks, just like print check-outs.

  • You can email library@covenantseminary.edu to request a renewal, or if your Digital Loan has expired, place a new request for the same item.

  • Digital Loans are subject to the Library’s regular check-out limits, so up to 25.

  • No, Digital Loan is a free service, and since items are automatically returned at the end of the loan period, there are no overdue fees.