Frequently Asked Questions

Researchers are limited to 20 active requests at a time. We recommend making sure the requests you’ve submitted are your top priority and then entering all your additional requests using the “save for later” button at the bottom of the request page:

Once you're in the reading room and have finished looking at an item and it’s checked back in for reshelving, let a staff member at our circulation desk know that you’ve got requests saved for later that you’d like to have processed and we can move them along. Or if you prefer, you can do it yourself by selecting "Review Requests" under the Requests tab in your account, selecting the item you want, entering the date, and submitting your request. 

We ask for 3 days to fill requests but it only rarely takes that long, so we should be able to keep you moving through material.