{"id":18577,"date":"2026-01-02T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/?p=18577"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:18:19","slug":"reduce-book-retrieval-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/library-resources\/reduce-book-retrieval-services","title":{"rendered":"Woodruff Library reducing book retrieval services from Stacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/contact\/subject-librarian-directory\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17143 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/files\/2024\/08\/OpenBook-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"An open book viewed from the top of its spine; more books are visible shelved in the background\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/files\/2024\/08\/OpenBook-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/files\/2024\/08\/OpenBook-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/files\/2024\/08\/OpenBook-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/woodruff\/files\/2024\/08\/OpenBook.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As of January 2, 2026, Woodruff Library will reduce book retrieval services from Woodruff Stacks.<\/p>\n<p>We will no longer retrieve and place on hold physical books listed as available (on the shelf) in the Woodruff Library stacks, except for delivery to the Oxford Library or <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.libanswers.com\/faq\/44384\">as a disability accommodation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Like the entire campus, the library is facing some budget challenges and\u00a0has lost several staff positions in our Stack team, the group responsible for retrieving available (on-shelf) materials for library users from the Woodruff Stacks. \u00a0By stopping this service, the group can better focus on core services like providing\u00a0 timely access to new titles, re-shelving returned items, and sending materials to the library service center (LSC).<\/p>\n<p>We want to emphasize sunsetting this one service<b>\u00a0does NOT change any of these other library services:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emory.libanswers.com\/faq\/44384\">Disability accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Requests for items from the Library Service Center and other campus libraries, including Oxford Library\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Requests for media\u00a0items (e.g. audio CD, DVDs, etc.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Lockers as a pick-up location for\u00a0eligible items, such as items from LSC, Oxford, etc.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" data-outlook-id=\"a9e5f029-cc5a-4de5-9548-eaf5b78184ac\">Requests for scans from <\/a>l<a title=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" data-outlook-id=\"b3cd1617-f74f-425b-800c-f40406a4201f\">ibrary-owned <\/a>p<a title=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/request-or-recall-materials#request-scans-from-library-owned-physical-items\" data-outlook-id=\"eaac1342-5483-4623-8438-9dfe75f5fc35\">hysical Items<\/a>\u00a0<\/u>by clicking on the Request Article or Chapter link<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/borrowing-privileges\/proxy-request-form\" data-outlook-id=\"06249e71-9b57-4921-89e5-bb0c62f825dd\">Proxy privilege<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0set-up; <span role=\"presentation\">proxies can retrieve on-shelf books on another person&#8217;s behalf <\/span><u><ins cite=\"mailto:Meyer,%20Lars\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T19:16\"><\/ins><\/u><\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/using-library\/borrowing-materials\/course-reserves\/course-reserves-instructors\"><u>Requests to place items on Reserve<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Requests for materials at other (non-Woodruff) libraries will continue to be processed as normal, by the staffs of those libraries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>If you have questions or concerns, please contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/contact\/subject-librarian-directory\" data-outlook-id=\"9324a086-c8c2-4191-bdfd-ce5e4719ba5c\">Subject Librarian.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of January 2, 2026, Woodruff Library will reduce book retrieval services from Woodruff Stacks. 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