Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

Hold - Recall Procedure

Access Materials / Hold-Recall Procedure

To begin, you must have a 14 digit library patron number placed on the back of your ID card and you must be currently registered as a student,faculty or staff member. See a circulation staff member if you have any questions or phone us at (410) 837-4260.

Follow the steps below to acquire items from other USM University System of Maryland libraries;

  • Step 1: Use the Catalog USMAI Web system to search for the title you want.
    When searching on Catalog USMAI Web be sure to use the option to search the entire USM catalog.
  • Step 2: Once you have located the title you want, click on the title (should be a link) to see the full record.
  • Step 3: Next to the label "all locations" and in each row labeld "location" should be the word "Availability". Click on one of the "Availability" links.
  • Step 4: Click on the yellow "Request" button
  • Step 5: You will be asked to sign in with your barcode and last name. (Need to obtain/renew a barcode?)
  • Step 5: Read each screen, and follow the directions that will guide you through the process.
  • As soon as a copy is available, it will be sent to the location you specify in the request process. Library materials will be sent via UPS from any USM location to any USM location.
    Any circulating book at any USM Library can be sent to Langsdale free of charge and placed on the hold shelf for you.

The Catalog USMAI system even permits you to request UB BOOKS to be brought from the shelves for you by the afternoon of the next business day. If Catalog USMAI showed that the item you wanted was on the shelf at UB, you may call the Circulation Department at 410-837-4260 after 2pm the next business day after placing the hold. Staff will be able to inform you whether the item has been placed on the hold shelf for you.

If the item you have requested is on shelf at another participating USM library, the item will usually arrive after 2pm, three to four business days after you have placed the hold. If the item is charged out or being held for another patron, your hold will enter a queue and a copy will be sent to location you specify in the request and held for you when it becomes available.

All USM library materials may be returned to any USM library, regardless of where they were picked up or which library owns them. All USM library materials may be returned in the bookdrop at the front of the Langsdale Library.

Participating USM Schools:

  • BC University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • BL University of Baltimore Law Library
  • BS Bowie State University
  • CS Coppin State College
  • ES University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  • FS Frostburg State University
  • ML University of Maryland Law Library
  • SM St. Mary's College of Maryland
  • SS Salisbury State University
  • TS Towson University
  • UB University of Baltimore
  • UMCP University of Maryland College Park Libraries
  • AC Architecture
  • AR Art
  • CH Chemistry
  • EP Engineering and Physical Science
  • LS Library School
  • MK McKeldin
  • PA Performing Arts
  • UMUC University of Maryland University College
  • AN Annapolis Center
  • SF Staff Library
  • SG Shady Grove
  • WC Waldorf Center


Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies
CH Chesapeake Bio. Lab.
HP Horn Point Lab.
Other University and Public Library material loans will be handled through the Interlibrary Loan Department. See a staff member at the Reference Service Desk concerning this service or e-mail them here at Langsdale Reference (langref@ubalt.edu)

If you have any questions or difficulty placing a hold/recall on an item, or receiving an item in a timely fashion, ask a circulation staff member for assistance, or phone us at (410) 837-4260, or e-mail the Circulation Department (langcirc@ubalt.edu)