Finding & Ordering

The search box on the library home page is a keyword search that includes books, videos, and other physical items at Augsburg as well as many articles that Augsburg has in full text online. To search for a phrase, put “quotes” around your phrase. The following searches will all yield different results:

If you are looking for CDs or videos, use the specialized “Music” or “Videos” search buttons, right next to the main search box, to limit your search to only the format you want. You can also use the main search box and use facets on the left side of the search results to limit to the formats you want.

Requesting Augsburg Materials

You can request books, CDs, videos, and other materials from Augsburg’s collection to be held for pickup at Jean, the lockers on the first level of the library, by clicking on the ‘Hold for Pick-up’ button in the catalog record. Items for hold are collected throughout the day. You will be notified by email when your items are ready for pickup, usually within 24 hours. 

 

Requesting Interlibrary Loans

You can request books, CDs, and other materials from other libraries by clicking on the ‘Request Free Delivery to "Jean"’ button in the catalog record. (Note that online materials, such as e-books, are generally not available through interlibrary loan, because of license limitations from the publishers.) In most cases, requested materials will be delivered to Augsburg within a week. You will be notified by email when your items are ready for pickup.

You can access the Interlibrary Loan form directly as well (if you have the citation for the journal article or book you want to read).

 

Questions About Orders

We make it easy to see your library account and what materials you have on order.

If you have any problems requesting books or other materials, contact the Service Desk at 612-330-1017, or your friendly librarian.

You need to have an Augsburg ID to check items out from the library. ID cards are made at the Service Desk on the Street level of the library. You can have an ID made any time the library is open.

Augsburg alumni can apply for a “Lindell Library Borrowing Card” at the Street Level Service Desk.

You are responsible for the timely return of all material borrowed on your ID, whether or not you receive any reminder notices from the library. Loan periods vary, so be certain you understand the due date for all material at the time of check-out. If you need a renewal, request it before the material is due.

Overdue notices are sent automatically to your Augsburg email account each week that your materials are overdue. Four weeks after the due date, books are considered lost and subject to billing for replacement. The overdue and billing process is accelerated for items with shorter checkout periods. The minimum replacement charge for all items is $60, including a nonrefundable processing fee. All replacement bills are referred to the Business Office, and appear on your monthly fee statement. All correspondence about the overdue and billing process take place via email.

For faculty, departments are financially responsible for materials checked out by their faculty members, and department chairs may be notified of materials that need to be billed.

When you search article databases, the ‘Find It’ button will appear in your results: ‘Find It’ is a context-sensitive link server and full-text retrieval service provided by the Lindell Library. It allows you to click from a citation in a database search result and view a list of retrieval options and related services, including links to the online full text when available.

Here are answers to some questions you may have when using ‘Find It.’ For other questions, contact your friendly librarian.