| Acquisitions
guidelines |
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| For
faculty members who have placed orders for library materials with
the collection development librarian or through the Reserves Dept.,
the following are general guidelines for the time needed for that
order to be placed, received, and fully processed. If there is a time
frame within which a book is needed, please include that information
with the request. This information is particularly important when
we receive notification that an item is on backorder. |
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| Domestic
books, videos, DVDs, etc.: Rush and reserve
orders generally take 2 weeks; regular orders take from 2 weeks
to several months. Items from very small publishers and backordered
titles will be among those orders that take longest. |
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| Foreign
books, videos, etc.: Rush and reserve orders
generally take 2-6 weeks; regular orders may take several months.
Once again items from very small publishers and backordered titles
will be among those orders that take longest. |
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| Domestic
periodicals subscriptions: Allow 2-3 months for a subscription
to make its appearance on our shelves; please note that some titles
may only be available on a calendar year or other basis. |
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| Foreign
periodicals subscriptions: Allow 3-4 months for the subscription
to begin; these may or may not come by airmail depending on the delivery
options offered by our vendor. |
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| Out-of-print
material: Occasionally we cannot find a vendor. Any help with
locating a source for an out-of-print item will be greatly appreciated. |
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| Notification:
If you wish to know when a requested item comes in or wish it to be
put on hold, please tell us at the time of the request. |
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| ***We
do our best to fill each and every order, and we appreciate your patience
and understanding. |
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