Library-ese

Checking items out and counting the number of checkouts.

When you request a material not in our collection, and we get it for you from another library.

Books, audiovisual materials, periodicals.

A subscription to a (password protected) website full of information.

A library cardholder and/or user of library services.

Newspapers and magazines.

Questions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time.

When you extend the time that you have your materials checked out.

When the item you want is checked out to someone else you may request that it be held for you when it is returned. Requests can be made for any item in our catalog including new releases and items on order. You will receive notification via e-mail (or telephone) when your hold is available for pick up. Your request will be honored in the order it is received.

Checking to make sure that items are correctly shelved and correcting problems in shelving.

Bookshelves