call slip

American

noun

a printed form filled in by a library patron to request the use of a particular book.

call slip British

noun

Also called: call card, requisition form. a form for requesting a library book by title and call number

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Etymology

Origin of call slip

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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call slip

You need to fill out a call slip.

From Slate ● May 16, 2019

Just fill out a call slip and you can have it in about an hour.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2012

In the Yale University Library a student handed in a call slip for Yale's Gutenberg Bible, worth $120,000, one of seven of its kind extant in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

“But if you fill out a call slip, you can use this material up in the reading room.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

He sat for a few moments before the receiver and twisted the call slip around one of his fingers.

From Andrew the Glad by Maria Thompson Daviess

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