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• Barnard does not have collections shelved in ReCAP.
  
• It has been a delivery location for circulating collections since February 2011.

• The terms "ReCAP" and "Offsite" are used interchangeably.  "Offsite" is the preferred term for public display.
• Any active UNI is valid to place requests via CLIO.
• Quick link to ReCAP Request Forms.  Use this to place Mediated Requests on behalf of library patrons who do not have an active UNI.
• Mediated Request for Patrons : Guide to placing mediated requests for patrons
• Initial notification is sent to patrons the moment they place a request
• After daily delivery to Circulation, send e-mail notification using rus.  Remember to type "rus" at the $ prompt in Cunix.
• Contact ReCAP Coordinator, Zack Lane, at any time with questions or problems: zl2114@columbia.edu and (212) 851-5621.

• Every business day ReCAP Courier delivers to CUL Shipping & Receiving
• CUL Shipping & Receiving (107 Butler) delivers totes to Barnard Library circulation desk
• Barnard circ staff processes incoming deliveries according to standard guidelines
• Staff uses the Butler Circulation Desk happening location for both charging and discharging
• Barnard circ staff processes outgoing returns according to standard guidelines.

• Deliveries:  Amy Handfield/[unknown staff] back-up.  Delivery processing includes checking the shipping manifest, charging to Barnard Library hold shelf (BARHOLD001), email notification via rus and creating a hold slip.
• Circulation:  Circulation desk staff charges circulating collections using the Butler Circulation Desk happening location.  Only full-time staff, not students, will charge/discharge incoming deliveries.
• Returns:  Circulation desk staff discharge all items using the Butler Circulation Desk happening location.  Ignore all routing slips.
• Packing:  Amy Handfield/[unknown staff] back-up.  Return processing includes packing ReCAP returns safely in gray totes, sealing lid with a plastic tie and reversing the delivery label to read "RECAP."
• EDD issues:  none, Barnard has no collections accessioned at ReCAP

Barnard Library has been a ReCAP delivery option since 2011.  Barnard has not transferred collections to ReCAP.  It is a delivery location only (customer code BL).

Barnard Library and ReCAP (.pptx) : July 2013.  Data and charts on delivery to Barnard Library circulation.  For more information on ReCAP data in general, please see the ReCAP Data Center.

Barnard Circulation Data (.pptx) : Updated through FY13.  Summary of circulation activity of Barnard collections and the Barnard happening location, including system-wide data.  Primarily concerned with on campus collections.  Special focus on patron group BCA, Barnard College alumnae.

• Link to yearly circulation statistics by school.