Borrow Materials

Holds and Requests

Use the request button in the Library Catalog to reserve a book that is checked out to another person or that is only available from a library at the University of Houston or the University of Houston Clear Lake. If the book is available at University of Houston or the University of Houston Clear Lake, a copy will be sent for you to pick up at our library. If all copies are checked out, whoever has the book will not be able to renew it and you will have access to the book as soon as it is returned to the library. If someone else has placed a hold on the same book before you, you will have access to the book after that person has checked out the book and returned it. Books are usually delivered to the Circulation Desk in 3-5 days. If the book is checked out to another person, it will be delivered 3-5 days after the previous borrower returns it.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Go to the Library Catalog and search for the book you want.
2. Click on the title to display the book record.
3. Click on the request button at the top of the book record screen.
4. Fill in the form and click on the submit button. Be sure to include your current e-mail address.

 

Recalls

If the book you are interested in has a due date of more than a few weeks into the future, you may recall the book by contacting Circulation staff at 713-221-8186 or by using Ask a Librarian. All materials are subject to recall regardless of the original due date.

 

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