W. TOM &
BONNIE SAWYER LIBRARY
REQUESTING BOOKS ONLINE FROM
REQUEST FUNCTION
Sawyer Library's
online catalog, Minerva, has
access to more than just the collections in our own library. The online request function allows registered
borrowers to make online requests for materials from other Minerva libraries,
including the Community Colleges,
ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
Husson faculty, staff
and registered students may use the online request function. Patrons who obtain a library courtesy card
from Sawyer library may also use the online request function and must pick up
materials at the library.
REQUESTING FROM OTHER MINERVA LIBRARIES
Search by author,
title, subject or keyword in the Minerva
online catalog. If you don't find what
you are looking for in the Sawyer Library collection, expand your search to
include All Minerva Libraries by
using the Location box drop-down list.
When you find what you want, be sure the status says Available, then
click the Request button at the top
of the screen.
Enter your name and
patron barcode number from the back of your library card beginning with HUS for
Husson. EXAMPLE: Jane Doe
HUS90007233
*If you don’t have
your library card, call 941-7188 to get your barcode number.
Choose Husson College as the pickup location
from the drop-down list.
Click Submit.
If the book is
available from more than one library, you must select from which library you
wish to borrow it. Choose the nearest library for the fastest delivery. Click on the Request Selected Item button. You will receive a message confirming
that your request for the item has been sent to the library.
Your request will be
answered by the lending library and the book will be sent to the Sawyer
library. If the lending library is
unable to send the book you will be notified.
REQUESTING FROM
As part of the
statewide Maine
Search Sawyer
Library’s online catalog, Minerva. If no Minerva library has what you need,
click the Search
You can search exactly
as you do in Minerva. When you find an
item you would like to request, be sure the status says Available, then click the Request This Item link.
Choose Minerva as your library affiliation
from the drop-down list.
Enter your name and
patron barcode number from the back of your library card beginning with HUS for
Husson. EXAMPLE: Jane Doe
HUS90007233
Choose Husson College as the pickup location
from the drop-down list.
Click Submit.
Your request will be
answered by the lending library and the item will be sent to the Sawyer
library. If the lending library is
unable to send the book, you will be notified.
RENEWING MATERIALS
You can
renew materials that you have checked out by clicking on the View Your Patron Record link from the
menu of the Minerva home page. Enter your name and barcode number from the back
of your Library card beginning with HUS for Husson in the spaces provided, then
click the Items Currently Checked Out
link. You may click the Renew All button, or check the box next to each individual
title and then click the Renew Selected
Items button. You should check to see
that the item was actually renewed, with a new due date. Sometimes items cannot
be renewed, because your card has expired, it is too soon to renew them,
another person has requested them, or they have been renewed too many times. If an item cannot be renewed, it should be
returned to the library by the due date.
RETURNING MATERIALS
When you
are finished with materials, please return them to the Sawyer Library and we
will send them back to the lending library.
If you
return items late, you are responsible for all overdue notices, fines and bills
from the lending library.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Remember,
if you are unable to find or request an item via the online catalog, you can still
request it through Sawyer Library by filling out an Interlibrary Loan Request
Form. Forms can be picked up at the
library’s circulation desk, or an online
form can be filled out at the Library’s homepage.