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How to Recall Items Through the Minerva Online Catalog

Instructions for recalls:

• Access the Minerva Online Catalog. Search for the library item you want. If the item is on loan, you may recall the item. Items on loan have a date due in the Status column. [Some items are ineligible for recall; see Recall Services for details.]
• Click the Recall this item option.
  
• Enter your NetID/Barcode to identify yourself and to enter MyMinerva.
  
  • If you are dumped immediately back to the main search screen, then your NetID/password or Barcode/password combination were incorrect. Try again or go to MyMinerva Help.
• From the Create Recall Request window:
  
  • Choose the pick-up/delivery location [University, Science, or Dewey Libraries].
  • Enter the date the item is not needed after, such as end of semester [default is six months from current date].
• Click Go button.
• Check for the confirmation message at the top of the screen ("Your recall request was received.")
• The current borrower will receive a notice indicating the item has been recalled and must be returned within fourteen days.
• You will receive a notice when the item is returned and available for pickup. Items will be held for ten days.

Deleting recall requests:

• Access the Minerva Online Catalog.
• Select MyMinerva and log on. [For instructions on accessing MyMinerva, go to the MyMinerva Help page.]
• Select the Recall Requests option.
• Click the underlined number next to the recall request you wish to delete.
• Scroll to the bottom of the request details screen.
• Click the Delete button. Caution: there is no Undo option!