Get It: Simplified Book Delivery for University of Minnesota Twin Cities Patrons
Requesting a book from a Twin Cities campus library is a one-stop process for University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMTC) faculty, staff and students. Book delivery services at the TC University Libraries are as simple as clicking "Get It"!
The "Get It" link is located in the availability page of the MNCAT library catalog.
Items must have six week loan periods or longer to be eligible for Get It requesting.
"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 - Twin Cities faculty and staff only - for book deliveries to Twin Cities campus 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.