Tutt Library News

Prospector Downtime - Dec 2 and Dec 9

The Prospector catalog will be down the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 2 for a software upgrade and all day Wednesday, Dec. 9 for a server migration.

Prospector is the union catalog of regional libraries that allows you to request items from other libraries and have them delivered for you to the Circulation Desk at Tutt Library.  While Prospector is down, you will not be able to search the catalog or submit any of those requests. 

On Dec. 2, the upgrade will begin at 8am and should conclude by 12pm noon.

On Dec. 9, the migration is estimated to last all day.  The Dec. 9 downtime has been rescheduled.

If you have any questions or need any help, please get in touch with Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

Prospector and ILL Request Deadlines for Winter Break

IMPORTANT: In the past, Tutt Library was open for very limited service over Winter Break, but this year we will be closed. Prospector or Interlibrary Loan books that do not arrive before Dec. 18 cannot be picked up until the library reopens on January 4.

PROSPECTOR BOOK REQUESTS:
The Prospector system for borrowing books not owned by Tutt Library will be turned off during Winter Break. The last day to request Prospector items will be Friday, December 18th. Prospector requests will be possible again on Wednesday, December 30th.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN BOOK REQUESTS:
If you need to request a book from out-of-state through the Interlibrary Loan system, you must do so before December 10 in order for it to have the best chance of arriving before Winter Break starts (and even this cannot be guaranteed). Requests submitted over Winter Break will not be ordered until Jan. 4, 2010.

ARTICLE REQUESTS:
Requests for articles will continue to be ordered by the Interlibrary Loan Dept. through the last day, Dec. 18. If your requested article does not arrive by closing on Dec. 18, it will not be available on your ILLiad account until Jan. 4, 2010.