Information about requesting material in DiscoverEd Closure of Art & Architecture Library until Monday 25th August The Art & Architecture Library will be closed until 9am on Monday 25th August. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.From Monday 16th June, you will be able to place online requests for Art & Architecture Library books for pickup at the Law Library. We will also be offering our Scan and Deliver service as normal from 16th June. The Edinburgh College of Art Library will retain normal opening hours to assist with any enquiries. Staff and matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh can use DiscoverEd to make the following types of request:Request items which are on loan to other borrowersRequest items which are stored at the University Collections Facility and at some other locations where access is restrictedRequest items which are held at other University of Edinburgh Library sitesRequest scans of printed materials held by the LibraryRequest items which are not owned by the Library, via Interlibrary LoanRequesting options are only visible to authorised users (staff and current matriculated students of the University) and are only displayed when the user is signed in to DiscoverEd. If there are request options available for an item these will display in the Find It In Library section of the full display. There are three types of request option which you may see in DiscoverEd, depending on the item being viewed: Request this item This option allows you to place physical item requests on any of the following items:Items which are on loan to another borrowerItems which are stored at the University Collections Facility and at some other locations where access is restrictedItems which are held at other University of Edinburgh Library sites Requesting an item which is on loan Requesting material stored in the University Collections Facility Intersite Requesting Main Library closed stack requests Scan and Deliver (digitised extract not full copy) This option allows you to request scans of one chapter of a book or 10% (whichever is the greater), or one article from a journal issue. Scan & Deliver advice and guidance Interlibrary Loan Request This option allows you to request material which is not owned by the Library. Interlibrary Loan advice and guidance This article was published on 2024-08-21