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Use discoverE to Request a Book from Emory's Oxford Library: Have you ever run across an item listed in the discoverE search tool and found that the copy in the Robert W. Woodruff Library was checked out, but another was available at the Oxford College Library? It happens all the time. Or maybe the Oxford library owns the only copy of an item. It's not hard to request that the item be delivered to you. This new video will show you how to make it happen.

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Use discoverE to Request an Item from Storage: As big as the libraries are on the Emory campuses, there's only so much storage available for all of the items in the university catalog. You're likely to notice it the next time you search for a title in discoverE and the results page says that the item is available but in storage. Don't give up on it! Retrieving those items isn't complicated and doesn't require a visit to the library service desk -- though you're certainly welcome to!

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Searching discoverE by Date: The Emory Libraries' search tool, discoverE, makes it easy to find holdings by their creation date.  Some will be looking for the most cutting-edge research to inform them of the newest trends. Others will be looking for materials published in a certain period to track down the works of notable scholars. Finding items by date can help you in your work.

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Searching discoverE by Title: Emory’s primary library search tool is called discoverE. It’s a newer style of catalog known in the business as a discovery tool – in fact, it’s designed to work more like Web search engines do. But students and faculty might find the interface a little unusual, especially if they’re used to using other, older electronic catalogs at different libraries.

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