Drew UPDATED JUNE 2022: Library systems are being adapted to new software--until that's completed, Drew faculty, students & and staff may place a hold/recall on checked-out items while browsing in the library catalog:
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by contacting the Circulation Desk at email: library@drew.edu or 973-408-3486. To explore other options for obtaining a needed resource, please contact reference@drew.edu .
- Wait time: an item placed on hold will be recalled once the current borrower has had the item for 20 days. As the current borrower then has 10 days to return the item, you may have a wait time of over 30 days if the item was just checked out. If you are second in the queue, your wait time may be over 60 days.In your “My Library Account” you may cancel your hold if you no longer need the item. If a hold item is marked "available” it is being held for you at circulation; if “unavailable” item has not yet been returned to the library The Circulation department can let you know when an item was checked out so you can better calculate your wait time. If you need a book more quickly, you may prefer to place an interlibrary loan request. Average fulfillment time for ILL loans is 1 to 2 weeks.
- Item will be held at Circulation Desk for no more than 10 days.
- Hold request limit: 10 items.
- You will be notified by Drew email when your requested item is available for pick-up.Hold requests may also be submitted by completing a recall card at Circulation.
- You may place a hold on books "being acquired by the library" that are on order. You may have a long wait period for these items. If you require this title quickly, please submit an InterLibrary Loan request as wait times for ordered books vary widely.
- ALA forms: Drew no longer uses ALA forms except in special circumstances. For libraries that cannot place OCLC requests, we can work one-on-one with borrowing library staff to fill requests. Contact ill@drew.edu with questions
Should you have any questions about placing a hold, please come to the Circulation department, email us at library@drew.edu or call us at 973-408-3486 and ask to speak with a Circulation Supervisor.
The recall/hold process and wait period is the same whether placing a hold online or submitting a recall card at the Circulation Desk.