Faculty Surrogates May Use Faculty Delivery Service

Faculty Delivery Service is now available to users with Faculty Surrogate accounts. This service provides faculty, and now their authorized designated borrowers, with campus deliveries of Vanderbilt and interlibrary loan materials. Users with a faculty surrogate card can configure or create an account in the ILL/Faculty Delivery system to place requests. When users log into their surrogate account in Acorn, they will see a "Delivery Request" button on search results screens. (About Faculty Delivery Service . . . )

What Is Faculty Surrogate Account?

Faculty Surrogates are issued a special card and can check materials out in Acorn on behalf of the faculty member who authorizes the account. Surrogates may also use the surrogate account number that appears on the card to access the Interlibrary Loan and Faculty Delivery Service online system. Please give us a call (322-2408) or email us at for help setting up your account, or follow the instructions below.

• Already Have a Faculty Surrogate Card
• Need a Faculty Surrogate Card

ALREADY HAVE A FACULTY SURROGATE CARD?

If you already have a faculty surrogate card for Acorn, a matching account may already be available in the ILL/Faculty Delivery system, or you can register for such an account.

Configure an Existing ILL/Faculty Delivery Account for Delivery Service

Many surrogate accounts have been preregistered for the ILL system. If you have a faculty surrogate card, please try to log into the ILL/Faculty Delivery system. Use the surrogate account number in place of your VUnet ID, and use the surrogate account PIN/password instead of the e-password. If successful, then follow the prompts to activate the account to use Faculty Delivery Service. (Important: If no prompts appear, just go to Change User Information and make sure that "Faculty" is selected from the options for Group. We'll take it from there.)

The surrogate account number appears on the back of the surrogate card: use only the numbers, ignoring the letters. For example, if "a012345t" appears on the card, the account number is "012345". The PIN/password is the first 4 digits of the account number (e.g., "0123"), unless you have changed it.

Once configured, you may use your faculty surrogate account to have Vanderbilt and ILL materials delivered through Faculty Delivery Service. Just log into your surrogate account in Acorn and use the "Delivery Request" button to request any item of interest. (About Faculty Delivery Service . . . )

Register an Existing Faculty Surrogate for ILL/Faculty Delivery Service

Some surrogate accounts must be registered in the ILL system. If you couldn't log in using the surrogate number and PIN as above, you can follow this link to register the account. Use the surrogate account number in place of a Social Security Number, and use the surrogate account PIN/password as the password.

The surrogate account number appears on the back of the surrogate card: use only the numbers, ignoring the letters. For example, if "a012345t" appears on the card, the account number is "012345". The PIN/password is the first 4 digits of the account number (e.g., "0123"), unless you have changed it.

Once registered, you may use your faculty surrogate account to have Vanderbilt and ILL materials delivered through Faculty Delivery Service. Simply log into your account in Acorn and use the "Delivery Request" button to request any item of interest. (About Faculty Delivery Service . . . )

NEED A FACULTY SURROGATE CARD?

If you do not have a faculty surrogate card and need one to check out materials on behalf of a faculty member, the faculty member may authorize a card for Acorn, which can then be registered for the ILL online system.

Apply for a Faculty Surrogate Card at Circulation Desk

To obtain a surrogate card, click here to download the Surrogate (Designated Borrower) authorization form (pdf). The faculty member and the surrogate should read the form carefully, then bring the completed form to the Circulation or Service Desk at your campus library.

Library staff will create the Faculty Surrogate Account in Acorn, and will issue the faculty surrogate card.

Register the New Faculty Surrogate Account for ILL/Faculty Delivery Service

Once the faculty surrogate card has been issued, you can follow this link to register the surrogate account for the ILL/Faculty Delivery Service online system. Use the surrogate account number in place of a Social Security Number, and use the surrogate account PIN/password as the password.

The surrogate account number appears on the back of the surrogate card: use only the numbers, ignoring the letters. For example, if "a012345t" appears on the card, the account number is "012345". The PIN/password is the first 4 digits of the account number (e.g., "0123"), unless you have changed it.

Once registered, you may use your faculty surrogate account to have Vanderbilt and ILL materials delivered through Faculty Delivery Service. Simply log into your account in Acorn and use the "Delivery Request" button to request any item of interest.