Anne Arundel County Public Library

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What is Marina?
	Marina is a single catalog that brings together the resources of Maryland's public libraries. With Marina, you'll have the option to search, create requests or inquire about your requests from public libraries other than AACPL.
What if the item I want is not owned by any public library in Maryland?
	If the item is not owned by a Maryland public library, it can potentially be requested through a nation-wide collaborative lending system (OCLC). Only print material can be requested through this system. We call this an Interlibrary Loan Request, and we must complete an Interlibrary Loan Request card to proceed with this request. If the lending library charges a fee, the person requesting the item will be asked to pay that fee; library staff will clarify what the borrower is willing to pay when completing the request. You may ask information staff at any library to help, or ask for assistance through the Ask A Librarian service.
Materials that may not be requested:
	Materials owned by Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL). If an item is owned by AACPL, please place a request in our catalog. Any books that have not yet been published, reference materials, on order materials, materials that don't show "available", and items from Harford Community College (HCC) and McDaniel College (Hoover Library). Entire magazine issues. If there is a specific article you are interested in, ask the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or through the Ask A Librarian service. For information on requesting CD's, audiocassettes and videos ask the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or through the Ask A Librarian service. These materials are loaned by only a few public libraries in the state - this significantly limits the possibility of borrowing them from outside AACPL. Note: Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) material cannot be requested using MARINA; their material does not display in a MARINA search. We request those materials using the wider collaborative lending system (OCLC). BCPL and academic libraries connected with the University Of Maryland system do not charge a fee when they lend material.
To Place A Request:
	Make sure your item is not one of the formats identified above as "Materials that may not be requested". Then complete these steps after following the link to Marina on the bottom of this page. On the Patron Login page:
		Enter your library card number (without spaces) at Patron ID prompt. Click on Submit Input. Click on Searching/Requesting. Enter the search terms by title, author or subject. Click on Begin Searching.
	On the Combined Results page:
		If the item you wish to request is not on Marina, please contact the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or through the Ask A Librarian service to attempt to request it for you through other Interlibrary Loan sources. If the item you wish to request is on Marina, click on the title to get more information. Click on Availability. The item must show as "available" for you to be able to request it. Click on Request to place a request for the title. If you see a message that indicates that you are unable to request the item, please contact the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or through the Ask A Librarian service to attempt to request it for you through other Interlibrary Loan sources.
	On the Create Request page:
		Click on Yes to confirm that your name is correct. Choose an AACPL branch from the pull-down menu as your pick-up location.
			Note:
			Leave the maximum cost field blank. There is no charge for a Marina request. Leave the Email address for notification field blank. If you currently receive email notices from AACPL then you will be automatically contacted by email for Marina items. If you wish to receive notification by email for any future requests you can ask the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or follow this link to the catalog's My Account page, click on Change My Address, log in to the catalog, and add your email account in the Email field and click Send.
		Click on Submit. Wait for Request Confirmation screen. Record request number. Click on Quit to end the session.

If you have any questions, please ask the AACPL Information Desk Staff at any branch or through the Ask A Librarian service.

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