Status	Explanation
REQUESTABLE	May be requested. Click here for our Book Retrieval schedule.
AT THE BINDERY	Not requestable, currently at the bindery. Please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance Desk for help locating another nearby copy.
AT VENDOR	This is used for items that have been sent to a vendor for outsourced cataloging or digitization. They are not requestable, or physically retrievable.
AVAILABLE ONLINE	Not requestable because an equivalent electronic version is accessible. For permission to consult the original, please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance Desk.
BOOK CONSERVATION	Not requestable. Currently in a Book Conservation laboratory undergoing treatment.
BY APPOINTMENT	A Special Collections item available for consultation, that requires special handling or personal assistance by a library staff member. Valid library registration, a photo ID, and advance arrangements are required. Click here to schedule your visit and complete the appointment request form to view the item.
CHECKED OUT	Library materials may be in use by Museum staff members and recalled only by other Museum staff members with checkout privileges. Visiting researchers, please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance Desk for help locating another nearby copy.
CLAIMED	A periodical issue or volume that was not delivered on schedule; library staff are actively working to obtain a copy for the collection.
DEPARTMENT USE ONLY	Departmental library books with this status are not available for retrieval. Please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance desk for help locating another nearby copy.
GOING OFFSITE	This is for items that have been processed for offsite but have not yet been accessioned at our offsite storage facility. They are not requestable, or physically retrievable, while they have this status.
IN PROCESS	Not requestable. Please see Watson Library Circulation Desk staff to have these volumes retrieved.
IN TRANSIT	Materials in transit from one location to another.
IN USE	Departmental books that are not on the shelf when paged will be given this status to prevent re-paging.
MISSING	Not on shelf and not accounted for.
NEW BOOK SHELF	Located on the New Book Shelf in the Cloisters Library and Archives.
ON DISPLAY	Not requestable because the item is temporarily on display in the Watson Library Reference Room.
ON ORDER	Not requestable, currently on order and not yet in the collection. Please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance Desk for expected availability or assistance locating another nearby copy.
OPEN SHELVES	Located in the Reference collections of the library indicated. Please note the location listed. Item may be shelved in the Watson Library Reference collection or the Watson Study Room collection.
RECENTLY RETURNED	May be requested. Returned within the last 48 hours, these items may not yet be shelved.
RESERVE SHELF	On the reserve shelves next to the Watson Library lockers. These books are subject to removal at the request of a Museum staff member.
WITHDRAWN	Removed from the libraries' collections. Please ask at the Watson Library Research Assistance Desk for help locating another nearby copy.