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What to do when an Isham item isn't on the shelf

What to do when an Isham item isn't on the shelf

Here are some places to check when the Isham item you seek isn't where you thought it would be:

  • check Alma for potential clues on most recent activity/whereabouts
  • search Aeon for potential clues on most recent activity/whereabouts
  • search in different locations:
    • Isham stacks
    • Merritt Room, including PF and PHI
    • Tintoretto Room, including BMEO and end-processing queues (very occasionally, an item goes to the end-processing shelf without being routed correctly)
    • Cage
    • general collection 
    • Spalding Room
    • Aldrich Room
    • HD transfer bins
  • pro tip: Isham PF materials are sometimes shelved in the Merritt PF range, for space reasons

If the item is available through Get It! services and the patron needs it urgently, change the Isham item's status to Missing; this will allow the patron to proceed with a Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan request.


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