Last revised: August, 2007

How to Request Materials From UM Libraries

This page addresses procedures to request materials from libraries in the USMAI system.

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How to request material that has been checked out of the library or is not on the shelf.

…If the material has a due date listed in the Catalog, it is currently checked out.

To Request the material, go to the catalog record of the item you want to request.

• Click on Availability.

• Click on the button to request it from another location.
  

• Follow the instructions to select a pickup location and to specify what publication you would like to receive
• Materials will be sent to McKeldin library. You will be notified by email when the material has arrived.

…If the material is not on the shelf even though the Catalog says it should be, you may request a search (forms are at the circulation desk).

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How to request material that is only available at another campus library.

Go to the catalog record of the publication that you want to receive.

• Click on Availability
• Click on the button to request it from another location.
  

• Follow the instructions to select a pickup location and to specify what publication you would like to receive
• Materials will be sent to McKeldin library. You will be notified by email when the material has arrived.

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How to request material that is listed as being in UMCP Off-site Shelving.

To request material that is listed as UMCP Off-Site Shelving,

• First go to the catalog record of the item you want to request
• Click on the Availability link

If the Availability screen indicates that the material is "On Shelf",

• Click on the button to request it from another location.
• Follow the instructions to log into the catalog, specify which circulating publication(s) you would like to receive, and to select a pickup location.
• You will be notified by email when the material has arrived and can be checked out.

If the Availability screen indicates that the material is "Non-Circulating / On Shelf ",

• Please fill out the form available at http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/jnlrecall.html
• Fill out the form and identify which non-circulating publication(s) you would like to request.
• Non-circulating materials located in Off-site Shelving will be sent to McKeldin library for use in the library only. Single journal articles will be digitally scanned and sent to the email address you provide.
• You will be notified by email when the material has arrived.

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