The Joint Library Catalog uses a system called "Place Hold " that allows you to obtain material from the other libraries on the system with a click of the mouse.

From either the brief or full catalog record, click the "Place Hold" link:

Clicking on the link takes you to a screen that asks for your library card number and PIN:

Your library card number is on the back of your library card (or student ID) beneath the barcode. Your PIN is a four-digit number that you chose when your library card was activated.

Once logged in, you will encounter this screen:

The above example shows that a copy of Native Voices in Research will be sent to Mat-Su College. If all available copies are currently checked out, the system will keep trying to obtain the item for the next 120 days. If your hold is not filled within that time, you will be notified that it has expired.

In this case, The UAA/APU Consortium library has the only copy of this book in our system. It is currently available. To complete the transaction, click "Place Hold".

If everything works properly, you will be taken to a screen like this one:

When the item arrives, you will receive an e-mail or phone call.

Items that are currently available from Anchorage take about three days to arrive. Material from Kodiak, Seward, or Valdez will arrive in about a week.

Items that are currently checked out may already have other patrons waiting for them. Holds are filled in the order that they are received.

Some reasons that your hold may not be accepted are:

• Your library card has expired
• You owe the library money