Omni is the new, easy-to-use academic search tool that gives you access to high-quality resources from participating Ontario university libraries.
Learn more about the project on our Omni blog.
What does this mean for you?
- One-stop searching of resources from multiple Ontario universities in an updated version of the Primo catalogue — learn more about what you will find in Omni
- New ejournals search for print and online titles
- Simplification of borrowing policies, including 120-day loans for most items
- Elimination of most overdue fines
- Waterloo students, faculty and staff will able to sign into their library account using WatIAM
- An updated and mobile-compatible library catalogue, with no major downtime during software upgrades
- The old TRELLIS catalogue is no longer be available
Important dates
- WatIAM login will be rolled out for most students, faculty and staff from mid-December into 2020
- The new system went online on December 17
What is not changing?
- Databases search page
- Course Reserves
- Interlibrary loans (ILL) from institutions outside of Omni
- Delivery times for materials requested from Tri-University Group of Libraries
