Requesting Books
Process
- Find the title you would like using the Library Catalog search
- Click the title link of an item to open the "Full View of Record" page
- On the "Location" line, find an available copy and click the "Availability" link
- Click the blue "Reqest this item" button above the availability listings
- This should prompt you to login to your home institution using your credentials from that school
- Select the pickup location you would like using the drop-down menu and click the blue "Next" button
- Please note that not all items can be requested to be sent to Shady Grove. If you don't see Shady Grove in the drop-down, it can't be sent here
- Confirm that all of the information on the "Hold Request Confirmation" page is correct, then click the blue "Confirm Request" button
- You can check on the status of your request at any time by using the My Account site, and clicking "view/cancel" on the "Requests" line
- You will receive an automated notification e-mail when the item you requested has been processed in for you at Priddy Library
Curbside Pickup Service
Borrower Eligibility
- USMAI students, faculty, and staff
Item Eligibility
- Requested books from the USG/Priddy Library circulating collection
- Please note that this does not include Course Reserves
- Requested books from some other USMAI libraries' circulating collections
Process
- Follow the steps above to place a request
- Once your requested item arrives at the Priddy Library, it will be set aside for you, and an e-mail will be sent automatically informing you of its arrival
- You will also be contacted via your school e-mail by a Priddy Library staff member offering the option of to schedule a time for you to come get the book
- Once you have scheduled a pickup time, you will receive a confirmation code that you will provide at pickup
- All curbside pickup services must be scheduled in advance.
- At the appointed time, pull into the marked parking spot at the front of surface Parking Lot 5, next to Building III, and call the library at 301-738-6020.
- You will be required to provide the confirmation code included in your scheduling e-mail
- After you call, a library staff member will bring your items to your vehicle
- All books will already be checked-out on your library account