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Since we have a very small book budget, we are extemely extremely limited in the number of books we can buy. However, all UMBC faculty, staff, and students can borrow books from any of the sixteen USMAI libraries and have them delivered to the library here very quickly (with no charge to the patron or the library). By relying on this service for non-core materials, we can stretch our budget further while purchasing unique materials that aren't available for quick delivery from USMAI libraries. This substantially expands the depth and the breadth of the materials readily available for our use.
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We do provide a special Hold service, which allows you to request that the item you ordered be held for you at the Circulation Desk. A notice is sent to the requestor requester indicating that the item is now in the library and on hold for him/her. If not picked-up and checked-out within 14 days the item will be moved to the stacks for general use.
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Mid Sept. through the ordering deadline (Monday, February 2829, 20112012): So long as your department has funds, priority orders will normally be placed within two weeks of arriving in Acquisitions. Collection Building orders will also usually be placed within two weeks of arriving in Acquisitions, but may occasionally be queued because of staffing shortages or other special circumstances. Items usually arrive within two months, but Collection Building orders may take substantially longer.
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