Yes, it is possible to place a request on it. Using this service will help you to borrow books in high demand.

Requests may only be placed on material in the Week and Long Loan Collections and already out on loan. The Library recalls the item, and alerts you by e-mail when you can collect it.

You can place a new request on books in three ways:

• Ask at any Service or Loan Desk.
• Reserve a book using UCD Connect.

When you place a request on an item it is flagged for you and the current borrower is asked to return it soon.

We will alert you by e-mail when the book has been returned and is available for collection.

The book will be kept for you at the Service Desk for five days. After that it will be returned to the open shelves.

Some of the reasons why a request cannot be placed include:

• Items that are not on loan cannot be reserved.
• If your account has a fine of over €5.00 or a message on it.
• Short Loan and 4-Hour items cannot be reserved.
• When you already have another copy of the same title on a Short Loan or a Week Loan you cannot request a longer loan copy at the same time.

Ask at a Loans or Service Desk if none of these situations apply to you and you are still having problems.

• If another person requires a book that you have had out on loan for longer than two weeks, we contact you and recall it. Long loan books cannot be renewed where another user has placed a reservation on it.
• For staff and postgraduates, where someone needs a book that you have on loan, the loan period is then reduced to two weeks and the due date changed. If you have already had he item for two weeks or more we recall it immediately.

To ensure that other users can borrow these books, and to encourage prompt return of this material, Library fines are charged for late returns.