FAQs About Finding & Renewing Library Books, Journals and other Materials
How do I find a book, journal, and other
materials?
To find the location of a book or journal at the Library, search Tri-Cat, the joint online catalog of Weill Cornell
Medical Library, Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering. The Electronic Resources web
page contains links to some electronic resources, including journals, not listed in
Tri-Cat.
How do I check out a book, journal or other Library
materials?
To check materials out of the Library, you need a current ID card from the Weill
Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, the NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital, or an affiliated institution with borrowing authorization. [To find out if your
institution is affiliated, please call the Library Circulation Desk, (212) 746-6050]
Bring your ID to the Circulation Desk and we will register you for borrowing privileges
and affix a Library barcode to the back of your ID card. Each time you need to borrow,
present your bar-coded ID card to the desk staff. For additional information, please see
the loan periods
and policies.
How can I renew my Library materials without coming to
the Library?
You can renew a book on the web by going to Tri-Cat and selecting Look Up Your Record. Follow the
instructions on the screen. Note: Overdue items cannot be renewed on the web. You can
also renew by phone. Call the circulation desk at (212) 746-6050. Note: Items less than
seven days overdue can be renewed by phone; items more than seven days overdue must be
renewed in person.
How can I get a copy of an article from a journal
volume, which has a catalog location of bind hold or a catalog status of bind prep or
repair?
Please ask at the Circulation Desk. The Library Assistant will ask you to fill out a
purple form for bindery hold/prep items. Items in bindery hold/prep are housed in a
non-public area. If there are two people at the desk, a photocopy of the article can
usually be made for you right away. The guaranteed turnaround time is 24 hours. Repair
items can be in a number of places and may take a day to locate. Again, please ask for
help at the Circulation Desk. Items already at the bindery are off the premises and
unavailable until the return date specified in Tri-Cat. Check Tri-Cat for electronic versions or copies at MSK or
RUL. If no other copies are available, you can request the item through Interlibrary
Loan.
What if the Library doesn't own the journal or book
I want?
Faculty, staff and students of the Weill Medical College and Graduate School of
Medical Sciences of Cornell University, as well as staff of the Weill Cornell Center of
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital can request interlibrary services for obtaining journal
articles and books not in our collection. The National Interlibrary Loan Code, the
Copyright Act, network and local agreements and the regulations of the individual lending
libraries set the conditions of this service. For additional information, please see the
Interlibrary Loan
FAQ. All requests may be submitted in writing on forms supplied by the Interlibrary
Services Department and obtained at the Circulation Desk. You may also request items
online via the Interlibrary Loan
Request Form available from Interlibrary Services located under the 'Weill Cornell
Medical Library' button on our home page. Tri-Cat should be checked for holdings. Every
effort should be made to locate the document in the WCMC paper or electronic collections
and the collections of Rockefeller University or the Memorial Sloan-Kettering libraries.
You may also recommend items for purchase by the Library. Please use the Recommend an Item form from Tri-Cat or
contact Mark Funk, Head of Collection
Development.
Last Updated: July 2, 2008
