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Get-It! Starts Monday Mar 3

As previously reported, a new service is coming to the University Libraries catalog: GET-IT!

Starting Monday the Public catalog at the Twin Cities campus will display a Get-It/Recall button. Patrons can request materials to be delivered to other TC campus libraries by login into the public online library catalog (MNCAT) and requesting a book to be delivered to another TC campus library.

http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/getit.phtml

From the website:

"Get It" consolidates book requesting services previously found in 3 places:

Recall - changing the due date of a book that has already been checked out for earlier pickup at any convenient campus library
Point-to-Point - for delivery of books not checked out, to be picked up at a more convenient campus library than the owning library
Libraries to U - for delivery of books to on-campus faculty/staff offices
An additional service is now being offered with the "Get It" link:

Paging - pulling books from the shelves of a library to be held for users at the Circulation Desk of that same library
To use "Get It" library users must log into Your Account. Users no longer have to fill out web forms; personal information and book information pre-populate. All the user has to do is make a menu choice indicating where s/he would like the book to be sent for pickup!

This includes an on-campus office delivery option for UMTC faculty and staff. Once a book is either returned or found on the shelf, shipping will take place within 48 hours on weekdays; most requests can be done within 24 hours.

Full post as published by LexLibris on February 29, 2008 (boomark / email).