What is office delivery?

This service allows faculty members to request library books for delivery to their department mail room or administrative office, Monday through Friday, during regular office hours. Requests may be placed through the catalog and turnaround time is 48 hours. Requests are limited to book materials from the regular circulating collection of the Ithaca and Geneva libraries; journals, videos and other special collection items are excluded. There is no charge for this service.

How does it work?

Requests are placed through the library catalog (see instructions below). The library designated as your service provider (usually the one closest to your building) will check out the book to you and deliver it to your department's mail room or administrative office within 48 hours, Monday through Friday, during standard office hours. The Library will notify you when the book has been delivered to your department.

To return books, please bring them back to any library, as you do with other library books.  There is no retrieval service. 

Instructions for placing a faculty office delivery request:

• Go to the Library catalog
• Locate the item you would like to request and click the "Request Item" button to the right of the title
• If you are brought to an authentication screen, log in with your NetID and password.  If you are already authenticated, you will be brought directly to the request screen.
• Type of Request: choose "Book Delivery Services"
• Pick Up At: choose "Faculty Department Office"
• Enter your department and building address in the comments box at the end of the screen. Submit form.
• You will be notified when the book has been delivered to your mailroom, or if the book cannot be delivered for any reason.