Oxford College Library Orientation

Request Items from Oxford or Emory Libraries (On-Campus or Virtual) 

Faculty, staff, and students may request items from the Oxford Library's circulating collection. Please contact the Oxford Library staff for information about requesting library items to be mailed to you.

Virtual and on-campus faculty, staff, and students may request items that are not in Oxford’s collection (or are checked out) but are available at another Emory library. Items requested to Oxford's campus from another Emory library usually arrive at Oxford within 2 to 3 business days. You will be notified via email when the item is available for you to come check out.

To request an item from another library to be delivered to Oxford's campus: log in to your Library Search account, then look up the item in the Library Search search box.  Using “Locate/Request Item” button either on the search results page or the Item page will take you to a page where you can request the item.

On the request pages select use either the Request Physical Item link.

Next, select "Oxford College Library" as Pickup Location. Use the "Send Request" link to submit.

If you are an Oxford faculty, staff, or student and would like to request an item from other Emory Libraries to be mailed to you, please contact the Oxford Library staff.

Locating Items in the Stacks 

Items are either in the compact shelving (bookstacks) or in the reading nook by the circulation desk (graphic novels, new books or bestsellers).

When you cannot find a book on the shelf, please come to the Oxford Library Circulation Desk for assistance.

Recalling a Checked Out Item 

Patrons may recall items that are currently checked out to other patrons. Initiating a recall request will shorten the due date for the book to ten days from the date of the recall. Patrons who have placed recall requests will be notified once the book is returned.

To recall an item, log in to your account, look up the item in Library Search and then select the "Request" link to place a recall.

Request an Item from the Library Service Center 

Some of Emory's collections are located in the Library Service Center. Requested items usually take about 3 business day to arrive. To request an item from the Library Service Center, log in to your account, look up the item Library Search and click on “Request/Locate” to display the list of items held by the library.

In addition, current Emory faculty, staff, and students can request Georgia Tech items from the Library Service Center.