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EMORY PERSONAL ID:

The Emory Personal ID number is a 7-digit number assigned to Emory faculty, staff, and students.

Students whose ID cards were issued after August 2000 have the Emory Personal ID number on the front bottom-right corner.

Faculty and staff can locate their Emory Personal ID number on their payroll receipts.

For all other borrowers, the Emory personal ID number is generally a 9-digit number issued to you by the circulation department when you established your privileges. If you need help determining what your ID number is, please call us (404) 727-6873.

 

HOW DO I FIND MY EMORY PERSONAL ID?

Emory faculty, students, and staff can look up their Emory ID on AAIT's "My ITD Data" page by logging in with your network ID and password. You can find more information about your network ID on AAIT's Network ID/password pages.

Or ask for help from library staff at the Circulation & Reserves Desk or the Reference Desk.

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BORROWER CARD:

Staff, faculty and students use your EmoryCard to borrow materials from all campus libraries.

To obtain an EmoryCard, visit the EmoryCard office in the Dobbs University Center between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Guest borrowers must present an official picture ID, such as driver's license or state issued ID, as their borrower card.

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HOW TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT:

View your library record in EUCLID.

Click on My Account.

From here, you can select User Status Inquiry to view your checkouts, fines, holds, requests, and library messages.

You will be asked to enter your Emory Personal ID.

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RENEWALS:

Renew materials online.

You will be asked to enter your Emory Personal ID.

Online renewals will not work for materials that have been recalled or reached their renewal limit, nor will you be able to renew online if your account is blocked or due to expire shortly.

Renewals may also be done in person at the Circulation and Reserves desk.

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HOW TO CHANGE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION WITH CIRCULATION & RESERVES:

It is important that the library have current contact information on all its borrowers because the library sends notices by email for the following:

  • when books are recalled
  • when items are overdue
  • when missing or recalled books become available

Emory Faculty/Staff/Students:
Most Emory students, faculty, and staff are already set up to receive library notices via e-mail.

You may have more than one Emory e-mail address. It is your responsibility to ensure that the University is sending email to the address that you use on a regular basis. For more on managing your email at Emory, view our Email Information page.

Faculty and staff should notify Human Resources of changes of local address.

Students should use OPUS to change their local and home addresses, and notify the Emory Post Office of P.O. Box changes. Students should report all other changes and missing information to the Registrar.

Guest researchers and anyone who is not Emory Faculty, Staff, or Student must change account information by contacting the Circulation & Reserves Department.

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PROXIES:

Only faculty members, teaching graduate students, and persons with disabilities are eligible to register proxies with the library.

Your proxy can:

  • check out materials to your account
  • access details of your checkouts
  • access overdues, fines, recalls, and holds

Your proxy does not have access to:

  • your Emory Personal ID
  • Social Security number
  • contact information

Proxy privileges begin and end August 31 of each year.

If you want to arrange for a proxy, please contact the Circulation & Reserves Department.

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PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY:

The confidentiality policy is a combination of the University policy on confidentiality and federal law regarding the confidential nature of library records.

Library Policy on Confidentiality

The Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which is supported by the American Library Association, recognizes and guarantees the confidentiality of all registration and circulation records. The Library Policy Committee of the University Senate has reaffirmed this policy.

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BORROWER RESPONSIBILITIES:

The library account holder bears all responsibility for materials checked out to that account.

Although the library periodically sends courtesy reminder notices about materials coming due, it is the borrower's responsibility to return items by their due dates and keep apprised of those due dates.

Borrowers whose proxies have checked materials out to their account are ultimately responsible for those materials.

The Circulation & Reserves Department encourages borrowers to take an active part in making sure their contact information is up-to-date and their record information is accurate.

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Borrowing Materials

All borrowers who wish to check materials out of the library must present an official picture ID, usually a drivers license, EmoryCard, or state-issued ID.

Borrowing privileges apply only to circulating materials.

Materials that do not circulate include:

  • Reference materials
  • current periodicals
  • microforms
  • some government documents
  • manuscripts
  • Special Collections materials
Type of User
Standard Circulation Period
 
 
Emory University Faculty 365 Days  
Emory University Undergraduate 28 Days  
Emory University Graduate Student 120 Days  
Emory University Staff 28 Days  
Emory Alumni 28 Days  
Spouse/Partner of Faculty/Staff/Student Same as Family Member  
Georgia State University 28 Days  
Georgia Institute of Technology 28 Days  
University of Georgia 28 Days  
Not Affiliated with Emory University 28 Days  
Other Universities/Schools 28 Days  

Emory University Faculty

  • Arrange for a Proxy
  • Bound Journals circulate for 4 days
  • Renew materials

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Emory University Undergraduate Students

  • Bound Journals circulate for 4 days
  • Renew materials

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Emory University Graduate Students

  • Bound journals circulate for 4 days
  • Renew materials

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Emory University Staff

  • Bound Journals circulate for 4 days
  • Renew materials

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Emory Alumni

  • For privileges, come to the Circulation Desk and fill out an application
  • There is no fee for alumni for borrowing privileges
  • Alumni have database and internet access via Alumni Workstations located on level 2
  • Passwords may be obtained at the Reference Desk or the Circulation and Reserves Desk
  • Alumni may renew online if the items are eligible for renewal

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Spouse/Domestic Partner or Child of Emory Faculty/Staff/Student

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Georgia State, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia

  • Borrowing privileges are conditional on approval from your home library
  • To set up account, come to the Circulation Desk when your home library is open
  • Renew materials

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Not Affiliated with Emory University

  • Borrowing privileges may be purchased by the general public for $75.00 for six months or $100.00 for one year
  • Researchers paying for privileges may have as many as 50 books checked out at a time
  • Renew materials
  • Borrowing privileges are not transferrable

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Student/Faculty of the following Schools:

Agnes Scott College Atlanta University Center Oglethorpe University
Mercer University Atlanta College of Art Brenau University
Clayton College Columbia Theological Seminary Paper Science & Tech.
Kennesaw State University Southern Polytechnic West Georgia
  • Borrowing privileges are conditional on presenting a current Interlibrary Use (ILU) Card obtained from a designated librarian at your home library
  • Consortium borrowers may have as many as 25 books checked out at a time
  • Renew materials
  • Borrowing privileges are not transferrable

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Other categories of borrowers not listed here:

Call the Circulation Desk at 404-727-6873 to ascertain eligibility

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Overdues and Fines

 

FINE ACCRUAL RATES
Regular Materials $0.50 per day
Recalled Books $2.00 per day
Bound Journals $2.00 per day
Reserve Items $1.00 per hour

You may pay your Woodruff, Music & Media, and Chemistry bills in person at the Circulation and Reserves desk.

Payment is accepted in the form of cash, check or EmoryCard. No credit or debit cards are accepted.

If you are an Emory Student, your library bills are bursared and you have the option of paying them on your bursar bill.

To find out what fines are accruing and what bills you owe, please contact the Circulation and Reserves Department

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Recall a Book That is Checked Out
A recall request is a system that enables you to request a book from the patron who currently has the book checked out.

Once the book is recalled, the patron has 14 days to return the book to the library.

As soon as the book is returned, you will be notified that the book is available to pick up at the Woodruff Circulation Desk.

We have developed this system to provide equal access to materials and promote cooperative borrowing and sharing of materials for the Emory University community.


HOW IS A RECALL REQUEST PLACED?

Use EUCLID (Emory's online catalog) to place a request.

Search for the book in the catalog.

Once you've found the correct citation, click on the oval REQUEST IT button to the right of the item record. Choose the following option:

Recall Item from Another Patron

Fill out the request form and click on SEND REQUEST. A Request Confirmation page will appear.

The Circulation desk will notify you once the book arrives and is ready to be picked up.

 

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Request an Item from Another Library


STORAGE ITEMS

Use EUCLID (Emory's online catalog) to place a request.

Search for the book in the catalog

If "Storage" item, click on the oval REQUEST IT button to the right of the item record. Choose the following option:

Request Item from Storage

Fill out the request form and click on SEND REQUEST. A Request Confirmation page will appear.

For more information, see the Storage FAQ

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ATLANTA/OXFORD ITEMS

Material held by the Oxford campus library can be retrieved and held for you at the Circulation and Reserves desk.

Use EUCLID (Emory's online catalog) to place a request

Search for the book in the catalog

If "Oxford" item, click on the oval REQUEST IT button to the right of the item record. Choose the following option:

Request Item from Oxford

Fill out the request form and click on SEND REQUEST. A Request Confirmation page will appear.

The Circulation desk will notify you once the book arrives and is ready to be picked up.

For more information, see the Oxford FAQ

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INTERLIBRARY LOAN

Interlibrary loan and interlibrary use give Emory students, faculty and staff access to research materials that are not available in the Emory University libraries

For more information: InterLibrary Loan

Requests may be submitted electronically by using ILLiad

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