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How to Place an Online Reserve

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                 1. Search the library catalog for the specific item that you wish to reserve.

                    2. Click the "Request" link for the item.

                    3.  "Request Verification" will appear. Enter your name, your 14 digit library
                         barcode number and PIN number. NOTE: If for some reason your PIN is not
                         accepted, please visit the circulation desk at the library or call the desk at
                         627-2300 so we can correct it.

                    4. Click the "Submit" button. You must click this button to submit your request.

                    5. The next screen should say, "Your request was successful."

                    6. To continue searching the catalog, click the "New Search" button. This will
                        also allow you to returen to your account simply by clicking on the "Patron
                              Record" button.

                    7. To logout of the system, click the "Start Over" or the"Home" button. The
                        "Regular Display" button will bring you back to the item record.                          

HOW TO CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT ONLINE
and/or RENEW AN ITEM

                         1. Go to the library catalog online (the link is located at the end of these instructions)
                         or by clicking on the "Search the Online Catalog on your library's home page.

                           2. Click on "My Library Account" located under the heading "My Library."

                           3. When you click on the link, you wil be asked to login using your name, your
                               14 digit library barcode number, and PIN number. If you have never used
                         "My Millennium," you may leave the PIN field blank and click the "Submit" button.
                         You will then be prompted to select a PIN and enter it twice. We recommend that
                         you select the last four digits of your telephone number as your PIN number. Once
                         you select a PIN, you will be logged into your account. NOTE: If, for some reason,
                         your PIN is not accepted, please visit or call the circulation desk at the library so
                         that we can correct it.

                           4. Once you have logged into your account, a link will display that will show you how
                         many items you currently have checked out to your account. Click this link to view
                         the titles, call numbers, and due dates for these items. A separate link will display
                         the number of reserves that are currently entered for your account. Click this link
                         to view a list of the titles you currently have on reserve. You may also renew an
                         item by clicking in the "Renew" box next to that item. If the item is eligible, it
                         will automatically renew.

                            5. Clicking on the "New Search" or "Search Catalog" button will allow you to
                          continue searching the catalog and to return to your account by simply clicking
                          the "Patron Record" button.

                            6. To logout of your account when you are finished, click on the "Home" or
                                 "Logout" button. This will bring your back to the main seach screen.

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