Placing a Personal Delivery Request

 

Hello Drake Memorial Library Patron!

Thank you for being interested in our new personal delivery options! Currently, Graduate Students are able to request that Brockport items and items from other libraries to be delivered to their home address. Please follow the following steps in order to ensure that you get your item in the fastest possible time!

Before requesting any items, please verify that the library has your correct mailing address and that your account is marked as eligible for home delivery. 

 

1. All items must be requested to through a library search. Let’s follow this example. If you want a book about a dinosaur you can search for one from the library home page:

library search box

 2. Look at the list of results and find one you like:

record for a book about a T. Rex.

3. If you haven't already, log in to see your request options. If you are not logged in, there will be a yellow sign in bar prompting you to do so. 

Alma library account sign in link

4. If this is an item owned by Drake Library, under How to Get It there will be an option called Hold Request. 

Alma hold request option

If the item is not owned by Drake Library, after logging in you will see a Place Request option. 

Alma option to place request for item

5. Each option opens up a request form that allows you to choose a pickup location. Select Home Address as your pickup location to have the item shipped to you.  

Pickup location options

6. Fill out the forms and hit send request to submit the request to library staff. Once we have the item available, it will be shipped out to you with return instructions.

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Pazda at rpazda@brockport.edu

Answered By: Alicia Marrese
Last Updated: Oct 04, 2024 Views: 53

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