Aeon Instructions

Registering as a Patron:

  1. Open your web browser to the Aeon web interface
  2. Choose option for UCLA users or Non-UCLA users
  3. Click on the First Time User link
  4. After reading the policies and procedures page (make sure to click the checkbox at the bottom), click on the First Time Users Here button
  5. Fill in the New User Registration form and then click the Submit Information button at the bottom of the page.

Placing Reading Room Requests:

Catalog Requesting

  1. After logging into your Aeon account, click the Request Through Library Catalog
  2. Search for an item and then click the Request Material button located on the page.
  3. Review the request details, noting the required fields.
  4. In the Ready to Request? section, click the calendar icon next to the Yes, Send to Library field and from the pop-up calendar select a date of tomorrow (or date required).
  5. Click the Submit Request
  6. Follow steps 1-5 to submit additional requests.

Unprocessed/Uncatalogued Requesting

  1. In the Aeon Main Menu, click the Request in Reading Room option in the Make a manual request
  2. On the request form, fill in the necessary information for a request, noting the required fields.
  3. In the Ready to Request? section, click the calendar icon next to the Yes, Send to the Library field and from the pop-up calendar select a date of tomorrow.
  4. Click the Submit Request
  5. Follow steps 1-4 to submit additional requests.

Finding Aid Requesting

  1. In the Aeon Main Menu, click the link for the OAC Finding Aids.
  2. Search for a collection located at the Clark.
  3. Click the Request Items button at the top of the record.
  4. Once the finding aid loads in Aeon, click the checkboxes in the Contents List.
  5. In the Ready to Request? section, click the calendar icon next to the Yes, Send to the Library field and from the pop-up calendar select a date of tomorrow (or date required).
  6. Click the Submit Request

Place Request for Reproduction

Unprocessed/Uncatalogued Requesting

  1. In the Aeon Main Menu, click the Request Reproduction option in the Make a manual request
  2. On the request form, fill in the necessary information for a request, noting the required fields.
  3. Complete the additional reproduction fields, including the Description of Reproduction and File Format
  4. Click the Submit Request
  5. Follow steps 1-4 to submit additional requests.

Catalog Requesting

  1. Search for an item and click the Request Material
  2. On the request form, click the Switch to Monograph Reproduction Request
  3. Review the request details, noting the required fields.
  4. Complete the additional reproduction fields, including the Description of Reproduction and File Format
  5. Click the Submit Request
  6. Follow steps 1-5 to submit additional requests.

Finding Aid Requesting

  1. In the Aeon Main Menu, click the link for the OAC Finding Aids.
  2. Search for a collection located at the Clark.
  3. Click the Request Items button at the top of the record.
  4. Once the finding aid loads in Aeon, click the checkboxes in the Contents List.
  5. In the Ready to Request? section, click the Request Reproduction toggle option.
  6. Complete the additional reproduction fields, including the Description of Reproduction and File Format
  7. Click Submit Request
  8. Follow steps 1-7 to submit additional requests.