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Courtesy Borrowers
Your 9-digit "Courtesy Borrower #" is assigned by the Libraries, but you create and modify your own PIN.
Log in to view your catalog record to see what you have checked out, renew items, place holds, save your favorite searches to run again in the future, activate an alert service that will notify you via email whenever items of interest to you are added to the library, create your personal reading history, and create your personal reading lists.
NOTICE: Upon receipt of a court order, the Libraries must produce library records as directed by the court. Please see Washington University Libraries Privacy Statement for more information.
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Courtesy Borrowers: create and modify your PIN |
- To create a PIN, select any combination of letters and numbers (up to 30 characters) and follow these steps:
- Fill in your name and Courtesy Borrower number above and leave the PIN box empty
- Click on Submit
- A new screen will prompt you to enter your new PIN
- Enter your new PIN in both empty boxes
- Click on Submit
- Your patron record will now be displayed
- To change your PIN:
- Log in using the form above
- Click on Modify Your PIN
- You will be prompted to enter your existing PIN number and the new number you wish to use
- Click on Submit
- Your new PIN is now in place
- Don't know your PIN? Your PIN is something you create; it's not assigned by the Libraries. To create a PIN, see the instructions above. If you have forgotten your PIN, Library staff can delete it so you can choose a new one (PINs are encrypted, so Library staff can't tell you what your PIN is). To delete your PIN, please call 314-935-5410 or email ref@wumail.wustl.edu (answered all hours the Reference Help Desk is open).
- NOTE about PINs: The system will prevent the creation of trivial PINs; a PIN is considered trivial if it contains:
- a character that is repeated 3 or more times (aaa, aaaa...)
- a set of 2, 3, or 4 characters that is repeated 2 or more times (abab, abcabc, abcdabcd...)
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| Renew Items |
- Log in
- Click on "...Items currently checked out"
- You can either renew selected items by placing a check in the box next to items on the list and clicking on Renew Selected Items OR click on Renew All to renew everything you have checked out
- New due dates will be displayed in addition to the word "Renewed" in italics.
- Important note: Some items cannot be renewed, e.g., items that other patrons have placed on hold and restricted loans. A system message will tell you when a renewal attempt is unsuccessful.
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| Place Holds |
- To place a hold on a single item:
- Log in
- Click on Search the Catalog
- Search for the item you need
- Click on the Request button
- Provide the requested information and desired pick-up location
- Click on Submit
- You will receive the message "Your request for this item has been sent to the library."
- To place holds on multiple items:
- Log in
- Click on Search the Catalog
- Search for the items you need
- Mark and save items using the checkboxes and buttons on the screen
- Click on the View Saved button
- Provide the requested information and desired pick-up location
- Click on a Request button
- You will see a "Processing Batch Request" popup window that lists the items and indicates if the requests were successful.
- To freeze holds (i.e., your request will be skipped but will remain in the hold queue even if the item becomes available):
- Log in
- Click on the link to your holds
- Mark the Freeze checkboxes for the holds you wish to suspend
- Click on the Update List button and follow the prompts
- To reactivate your holds, unmark the Freeze checkboxes
- Click on the Update List button and follow the prompts
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| Save Searches & Receive Email Alerts |
- Log in
- To save your favorite searches to run again in the future, click on Search the Catalog
- Perform a search by Keyword, Author, Title, or Subject
- Click on Save to add this search to your list of preferred searches
- To receive email alerts for library items of interest to you, click on Preferred Searches in your catalog record
- Place a check in the appropriate Mark for Email box
- You will receive an email when new items based on your search criteria are added to the library.
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| Create a Personal Reading History |
- Log in
- Click on the My Reading History link
- First-time users must enable Reading History by clicking on the Opt In link
Important note: After opting in to My Reading History, the system will start collecting a list of the items you check out at the Libraries' Check-out Desks or Self Check-out (excluding MOBIUS items). Items currently checked out when you opt in are not added to your reading history.
- To disable your Reading History at any time, click on the Opt Out link after removing all entries from your circulation history (see Delete All instructions below)
- To delete selected entries from your circulation history, place a check next to those entries in the Mark column and click on the Delete Marked link
- To delete all entries from your circulation history, click on the Delete All link
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| Create Personal Reading Lists |
- To keep track of library titles (such as for future reading), you can create one or more lists in My Lists
- You can add records to My Lists from a browse display or a full bibliographic record display, wherever you see the Save to My Lists or the Add to My Lists or the View Saved button
- If you are not logged in to My Catalog, the system prompts you to log in
- If you create a new list, the system displays the screen for creating a new list and offers you the option to name the list and include a brief description
- To manage My Lists, log in and click on the My Lists link, where you will be able to: sort records by title, author, or date added to the list; export records; delete entries; move records between lists; rename existing lists; delete lists
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