next to the item you want to request.You can place a request for a title in your search results list and ask that the title be held for you to pick up at a library location you select. Your library may also allow requests for specific copies of a title, specific issues of a serial, or specific parts of multi-part sets. Some libraries also offer Borrow by Mail, where you can request a title and having it mailed to you when it is available. You need your barcode number (library card number) or user name and password to request a title. Your library may limit the number of requests you can make, or may charge a fee.
Your library may also offer interlibrary loans. If the title you want is not available in the library system, the library obtains it for you from another source. This is useful when you have searched a site outside the library system. Your request provides the information the library needs to borrow the title from an outside source for you. Interlibrary loans may take some time to obtain.
Your library may allow you to select multiple titles on a working or saved title list and place requests on them all at once.
See the following topics:
To request any copy of a title listed in your search results:
Tip:
To request your library’s newest materials, check the area at the side (computer or tablet) or bottom (phone) of the page. You may see lists such as New Titles and On-Order Items. Click a title in a list to search for the title, then follow these steps to request it.
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The Place Request option may not be available for titles that represent Web sites, electronic resources, or other types of material the library may designate.
If your library offers Borrow by Mail, and you want the item mailed to you when it is available, check Please mail this to me.
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The library may charge a fee for this service. When you check Please mail this to me, a message states the fee and you can cancel your request if necessary.
If other requests are active for the same title, the library may display a message that tells you how many requests have been placed before yours. You may also see a message if your request might be filled by an item that has a check-out fee. In either case, you can choose to continue or cancel the request.
If you click or tap Continue, a message informs you that your request has been placed.
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Your request may not be successful if your library account is blocked or if the requested material does not circulate. A message is displayed if your request cannot be placed.
If the confirmation message displays your contact information, you can review and update it if necessary. Click or tap the update link.
To review the status of your requests, and suspend, reactivate, or cancel them online, click Requests on the My Account menu.
Follow these steps to request a specific copy of a title, a specific issue of a serial, or a specific part of a multi-part set, if your library provides these options.
| 1. | When the title you want is displayed in your search results, click Availability for the title. |
Note:
The Availability button and availability information may not be displayed for certain types of materials, and are not displayed for titles in remote databases.
Availability information for the title is displayed.
| 2. | Select the Place Request icon next to the item you want to request. |
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If you cannot request a specific item, the request icon is not displayed for that item.
| 3. | If the log-in form appears, type your barcode number (library account number) or user name and password in the appropriate boxes, and select Log In. |
The request form appears.
| 4. | From the Pickup Library list, select the name of the library where you want to pick up the requested item. |
If your library offers Borrow by Mail, and you want the item mailed to you when it is available, check Please mail this to me.
Note:
Your library may charge a fee for this feature. When you check Please mail this to me, a message states the fee and you can cancel your request if necessary.
| 5. | If you want to activate your request at a future time, type the date in the Activation Date box in the format mm/dd/year. If you want your request to be active immediately, leave today’s date in the Activation Date box. |
| 6. | If you want to add a note to your request, type the text in the Note box. |
| 7. | Select Submit Request. |
A message ask you to confirm that you want this specific copy. If you do, select This item only. If you decide that any copy is acceptable, click First available copy.
If other requests are active for the same item, the library may display a message that tells you how many requests have been placed before yours. You can choose to continue or cancel the request. If you select Continue, a message informs you that your request has been placed.
If the confirmation message displays your contact information, you can review and update it if necessary. Click or tap the update link.
Note:
Your request may not be successful if your library account is blocked or if the requested material does not circulate. A message is displayed if your request cannot be placed. Also, a message may inform you that you cannot request a hold on a specific copy. For example, the item may be lost or may not circulate, or the library may not allow requests for items available on the shelves for check-out.
| 8. | Select Return to search results to display your search results again, select Go to list of hold requests to see your current list of requests, or select Log Out if you have finished working with your hold request and do not plan to do anything else that involves your library account. |
You can review the status of your requests, and suspend, reactivate, or cancel them online. Click Requests on the My Account menu.
If you have made a working title list from your search results, or if you have saved title lists, your library may allow you to request multiple titles on your list all at once. To request multiple titles: