E-mail Notification Service
The table below lists the circulation notices available EXCLUSIVELY through email. Users may check outstanding loans, current due dates, status of recalled items, current fines, and additional information through the My Library Account section of the Minerva catalog at http://minerva.albany.edu/. Email messages are a courtesy and users remain responsible for timely return of library materials and payment of any library obligations regardless of whether email notices are received. Users without an email address are not sent printed notices as a substitute for the email notices listed below.
Students
In accordance with the University’s Guidelines for Email as an Official Means of Communication with Students, circulation notices will only be sent to the University provided albany.edu addresses. For students who prefer to use their personal email, instructions for forwarding email can be found in the ITS Wiki.
Faculty/Staff
Circulation notices are sent to faculty/staff’s university email addresses by default. However, faculty and staff can select a preferred, alternate e-mail address for all University notifications through MyUAlbany. Instructions for selecting a preferred, alternate email address can be found at http://www.albany.edu/whois/fixup.html.
Courtesy Borrowers (Non-UA Faculty/Staff/Students)
Circulation notices are sent to the email address provided at the time of registration for courtesy borrowers and others who are not current employees or registered students . Courtesy borrowers are responsible for contacting library staff to update their email address information manually .
Notices
| Title | When sent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courtesy Reminder | Seven days before item is due Weekends and holidays may prevent notices from being emailed until five days due |
Lists items due based on regular due date and/or recall due date |
| Overdue notices, Second and Third |
2nd notice is sent 14 days post due for regular loans 3rd notice is sent 21 days post due for regular loans |
Lists overdue items based on regular due date |
| Recall overdue notices, Second and Third |
2nd notice is sent 7 days post due for recalled items 3rd notice is sent 14 days post due for recalled items |
Lists overdue items based on recall due date |
| Recall/Hold Cancellation Notice | When either not-needed-after date or pick-up-by dates are reached | Indicates that available item has been returned after failure to pick up or that unfilled recall is cancelled since date not needed after has been reached |
| Recall Cancellation Notice | After a recall is cancelled by requestor | Indicates reversion to original due date for an item that had been previously recalled |
