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| − | *If you already have a citation (author, title, date) to a book or you’re just starting to look for one, go to [[Find Books|Find Books]] for advice on how to proceed.
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| − | *Can't find a book on the shelf? Please stop by any of the service desks in the libraries an let us know - we are here to help.
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| − | *Once an item has been marked missing in MIDCAT, you may order it via ILL.
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| − | ==== If library materials are missing ====
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| − | Can't find it? Let us know!
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| − | Online: [http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/lib/forms/node/259053 click here] (the online form is also linked from each detailed book description within MIDCAT.
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| − | Email: Library Circulation at library_circulation@middlebury.edu
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| − | Phone: Davis Family Library Circulation Desk 802-443-5494; Armstrong Library 802-443-5449
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| − | In person: Stop at one of the Circulation Desks in person. Check our hours [http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/lib/visitors/hours here].
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| − | Helpful tips:
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| − | Check the listing in [http://mbury.iii.com MIDCAT]
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| − | Check the call number - simply follow the alpha-numeric sequence - we use the Library of Congress classification system; a special system for government documents, and a few "home-grown" local systems, to organize materials
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| − | Check the status:
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| − | *Available - should be available on the shelves; if not, please report it missing to Circulation staff
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| − | *Recently returned - may be behind the Circulation Desks awaiting re-shelving or in "recently returned" holding areas; please check with Circulation Desk staff; recently returned areas will be in random order; materials are generally re-shelved within 48 hours; longer during peak return periods
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| − | *New books - check new book displays (in random order)
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| − | *Missing - try ILL, or request a purchase
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| − | *In transit - may be in transit between the Libraries; click on the "place request" link to have it held for you
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| − | *In process - has been received and is being cataloged and labeled; click on the "place request" link to have it held for you; please let Circulation staff know if it is needed immediately
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| − | *On order - click on the "place request" link to have it held for you<br>
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| − | Check the location - it could be shelved in the Armstrong (McCardell Bicentennial Hall) or the Davis Family Library.
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| − | *The location of the item will also indicate a specific collection of materials housed together in separate areas in each Library: Reference, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Oversize, Vermont Collection, Reserves, Media, Government Documents, Mini-scores, or Special Collections
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| − | *Reserves - shelved behind the Circulation Desks at each Library for short-term in-library use
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| − | If location indicates Davis Family Library, check the [[Maps of the Main Library|Library Map]] to make sure you're looking in the right place.
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| − | ==== If the book is checked out ====
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| − | If the item you need for your research is checked out to another borrower, please search and request through the [http://nexpress.iii.com/ NExpress] catalog. Ordering an item from [http://nexpress.iii.com/ NExpress] will be faster than recalling a Middlebury item. You may also request from [http://ill.middlebury.edu/illiad/mdy/logon.html Interlibrary Loan]
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| − | If the item you need is checked out and is unavailable through [http://nexpress.iii.com/ NExpress] or [http://ill.middlebury.edu/illiad/mdy/logon.html Interlibrary Loan] please contact Circulation Services to request a recall or a hold.
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| − | You won't need it sooner than the due date? Place a web request and it will be held for you when it is returned. Web hold requests may be placed through the online catalog or by logging in to the [https://biblio.middlebury.edu/patroninfo My MIDCAT] page. Web requests will not shorten the due date or recall the item form the current borrower. We recommend NExpress if a Midd owned item is checked out or unavalable.
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| − | Not available through NExpress, ILL or purchase request, and need it sooner than the due date listed? Please contact Circulation Services to request a recall. Recalled materials are due back 7 days from the date of recall.
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| − | Faculty, staff and students may also submit a [http://midd2.middlebury.edu/academics/lib/depts/main/collection_management/forms purchase request]
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| − | Recall, hold, ILL and NExpress services cannot be extended to guest borrowers
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| − | Once an item has been marked missing in MIDCAT, you may order it via NExpress or ILL
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| − | <br> Questions?
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| − | Please email Library Circulation at library_circulation@middlebury.edu
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| − | Call the Davis Family Circulation Desk at 802-443-5494, the Armstrong Circulation Desk at x5449, or stop at any of the Circulation Desks in person during open hours.<br>
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