Library Annex Requests

Material from the Library Annex can be delivered to any library on campus and will normally be available at the circulation desk within 24 hours, Monday-Friday. There is one delivery to Olin and Mann only on Saturday afternoon.

There are 2 ways for Cornell students, faculty, and staff to request material from the Library Annex:

1. Through the online catalog (How?)
2. Document Delivery (How?)

Visiting researchers and guest borrowers without a NetID may request items from the Library Annex by using the Library Annex request form. (See instructions below.) Enter "visitor" in place of Cornell ID number.

To place an Library Annex request through the online catalog:

1. Search for the item in the Classic catalog. Click on "Requests" in the menu bar at the top of the page. If you have not logged in, you will be prompted for your Cornell NetID and password. Using the pull-down menu, choose "Book Delivery Services." Then, click the "OK" button. You will then see a form to complete. (Conditional step): If you are requesting a volume from a serial title, select the volume from the pull-down menu next to "Select an item." If the volume you need does not appear in the pull-down menu, please use the Library Annex Request form.
2. Click the "Submit Request" button to process the Library Annex request.

To place an Electronic Document Delivery Request:

1. Gather as much information as you can about the item you would like to request from the Library Annex.
   • For books you will need the call number, title, author, and specific volume from a series (if applicable).
   • For journal articles you will need the journal call number, journal title, volume number, issue number, and date of the journal in which the article was published as well as the author, title, and page numbers of the article.
2. Use the Document Delivery Request form.

For visiting researchers and guest borrowers without a NetID to place a  Library Annex request:

1. Gather as much information as you can about the item you would like to request from the Library Annex.
   • For books you will need the call number, title, author, and specific volume from a series (if applicable).
   • For journal articles you will need the journal call number, journal title, volume number, issue number, and date of the journal in which the article was published.
2. Complete Library Annex Request Form.

Library Annex Reading Room

Library Annex has an on-site reading room equipped with wireless, a computer, a copier, a microform reader and printers. Patrons may request items be held at the Library Annex Reading Room. These books can be checked out or used on site. Because the Library Annex is a high-density storage facility, it is not a browsing library and the retrieval of requested material is taken care of by the staff members. It would be most efficient if a patron provides information for requested materials at least two hours in advance. The Library Annex will then have the materials ready when the patron arrives. Walk-in requests will be put into work orders and will be processed by priority. In such case, a patron will have to wait for the retrieval to be carried out.