{"id":951,"date":"2024-10-09T14:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:28:52","slug":"how-do-i-check-out-a-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/how-do-i-check-out-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Check Out a Book?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To find and check out a book from Morris Library, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Locate the book using DELCAT, our online catalog<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. If the book is located in Morris Library, you will see a blue FIND IT<\/strong> button. Click this button to show the floor and shelf location.
    \n\"Example<\/li>\n
  3. Alternatively, use the first letters of the call number (in parentheses next to the location)<\/strong> to find the book in the stacks using the Library Floor Plan map<\/a>, which specifies which call number ranges are on each floor of Morris Library.<\/li>\n
  4. Retrieve the book from the shelves.<\/li>\n
  5. Take the book to the Help Center to check it out with your University of Delaware ID card. You can also use the Self-Checkout kiosk<\/a> on the first floor of Morris Library.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you need any assistance, the staff at the Help Center will be happy to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To find and check out a book from Morris Library, follow these steps: Locate the book using DELCAT, our online catalog. If the book is located in Morris Library, you will see a blue FIND IT button. Click this button …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 12:40:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1015,"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951\/revisions\/1015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/circulation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}