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The off-site depository is a storage facility for little used Dewey material from the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. It is located on South Jefferson Davis Parkway and is closed to the public.
The off-site depository is closed to the public. Only library staff have access to the facility.
The materials that are housed at the off-site depository have a location of OFF-SITE DEPOSITORY in the library’s catalog.
The Access Services staff will retrieve material from the off-site depository Monday through Friday after 1:00 p.m. Patrons who need materials from the off-site depository will need to fill out an online request form. Paper forms are also available at the Circulation Desk.
Materials requested prior to 1:00 p.m. Monday- Friday will be available after 5:00 p.m. the same day at the Circulation Desk. Any material requested after 1:00 p.m. will be available for pick up the following day after 5:00 p.m. Any material requested on weekends, holidays, or after 1:00 p.m. on Fridays will be available for pick up the following Monday after 5:00 p.m.
Circulation Department staff will notify you only in the case that the material cannot be found. Materials from the off-site storage depository will be available after 5:00 p.m. at the Circulation Desk. Materials will be held at the Circulation Desk for ten days.
Materials from the off-site depository should be returned to the Circulation Desk at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.
Arrangements may be made by contacting the Head of Access Services at (504) 865-5695 or via email hbattle@tulane.edu.
Anyone may request materials from the off-site depository.
Affiliates of Tulane University may check out material retrieved from the off-site depository. Below is a list of patrons who will be able to check out materials that have been retrieved from the off-site storage facility. Patrons who do not have loan privileges from the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library may request material from the off-site depository and the material may be used only at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Materials checked out from the off-site depository are subject to holds, recalls, and overdues. Materials may be renewed provided there is no pending hold or recall.
| Patron Category | Books | Journals |
| Faculty | 1 year | Two days |
| Staff | 4 weeks | Two days |
| Graduate students | Term loan | Two days |
| Undergraduates | 4 weeks | Non-circulating, building use only |
| CALL, LALINC, TU/LU, Subscribers, TU Alums | 4 weeks | Non-circulating, building use only |
| Non-affiliates | Building use only in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library | Building use only in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library |
