Log in to your online Minuteman Account to check the status of your request and to place requests from home. Contact Circulation Desk if you have not yet set up your Minuteman Account. The below table will help explain the status of your request, or the status of an item in the library catalog.
*Disclaimer: Please note that requesting an item online does not guarantee that the copy at Wellesley will be held. If there is an “AVAILABLE” copy at Wellesley, you can call Information Services to ensure that specific copy is held for you. Otherwise, a copy could come from any library in the Minuteman Network.
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| AVAILABLE | This item is available for you to borrow. Please note that a hold does not guarantee that the copy at Wellesley will be held for you. A copy from any library in the network may be sent. If you have a title on hold, but see that a copy is available at Wellesley, please call Information Services and we will hold that specific copy for you. |
| BROWSE | This is a new item at the library and is currently part of their browsing collection. It is not yet “AVAILABLE” to fill a request. But you are welcome to visit the library and pick it up. |
| E-RESOURCE | This material can be obtained over the internet and is a digital file. Please contact Information Services for more information. |
| LUCKY U | This item is part of Wellesley’s Lucky U program, which includes copies of books that are currently popular. These items are not renewable, and have an overdue fee of $2.00 per day. Books and audiobooks are checked out for 3 weeks while DVDs are 1 week. These titles do not fill requests, but are available for check out from the library on a first come, first serve basis. However, you may contact Information Services, and we will hold a Lucky U item for the rest of the business day. |
| IN-PROCESSING | This is a new item and is being prepared for check out. Use the Request button or contact Information Services to place a hold, or visit a library with an “AVAILABLE” copy. |
| IN-TRANSIT | The item is currently being shipped between libraries. Contact Information Services for further information. |
| LIB USE ONLY | This item can only be used in the library. |
| MISSING | This item has been reported missing and staff members are searching for it. Contact Information Services to see if another copy is available at the library or in the network. |
| ON DISPLAY | This item is on display in the library. Items “on display” are still available for checkout. Contact Information Services for help locating the exact display. |
| ON HOLDSHELF | Someone has requested this item and it is waiting for the patron to pick it up. Use the Request button or contact Information Services to place a hold, or visit a library with an “AVAILABLE” copy. |
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