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Paging Materials
Most Special Collections material is paged on demand, usually within 10 to 15 minutes. Requests submitted within one half-hour of closing may have to be deferred until the next business day. Requests for Vault materials cannot always be filled on demand.

Requests may be submitted in person by submitting a call slip at the Reader's Services desk, by mail, by telephone, or electronically, by filling out a Paging Request for Non-Circulating Material. Some Special Collections material has been transferred to the Library Collections Annex and may take up to one week to retrieve. Before making travel plans, please contact the John Hay Library to determine a collection's availability. Email: hay@brown.edu

Call Slips
Please fill out a three-part call slip for each item requested. Please press firmly and include collection name, call number, author, title, your name and your address or Brown box number. If you are using Josiah, the Library's online catalog, the collection name and call number is found in the 'Location and Call Number' area of the screen. Please consult a staff member for assistance in filling out call slips for manuscript material. Accuracy in filling out call slips will expedite paging requests.