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  1.  Log into GOBI.
  2.  At the Collection Manager GOBI home screen, click on Acquisitionsthe blue "Search" tab and scroll down to "Selections".
  3. It should open to Review Requests On the Review Requests screen make sure the following selections are made:
  4. Under Request Status: Requests Awaiting Action
  5. Under Edition Source: US and UK.
    6. Under Request Created Date: Last WeekSearch Selections
    • Under Date Selected, choose today's date
  6. Click on the Submit button.
  7. To print the requests:
    • In the upper right corner click "Select all Matching Editions". All items in the list should be highlighted yellow. If there is only one order, click select.
    • From the "Select Action" drop down menu, choose print. Click Ok.
    •  Check "Include Institution Activity" and "Include Non-Subject Parameters", then click submit.
    • Orders will be listed in a PDF. Save the file to your computer, then open.
    • Select all and copy and paste the orders into a word document. Delete the header.
    • A copy of the bib search record needs to be inserted after each requested order. The bib search record includes a page break which will allow for each order to be printed individually.
    • When all orders have had a bib search record added to them, print out the document.
  8. Back in Collection Manager, we need to see if the liaison has placed any special notes on each request.
    • Click Close to return to the list of records.
    • Look for the word "NOTES" at the end of the request info.
    • If it is there, click the link and transfer the note to the printed order.
    • Make sure to check each title.
  9. We now need to determine if the item requested is a reprint.
    • In the PDF, type "reprint" in the search box.
    • If any records contain "reprint", write this on the printout for that request.
  10. Place all items in the awaiting processing box that is located behind the acquisition Librarian's desk.
  11. Now the requests need to be rejected.
    • Once again, click "Select all Matching Editions"
    • From the "Select Action" drop down menu chose Approve/Reject Requests
    • Choose Approve and click Submit.
  12. Sign off of collection Manager Go button on the left side of the screen and a list of requests made by liasons should appear.
  13. Search each title in the USMAI catalog.  We are checking to see if UMBC already owns a copy of the book and the vary least, if there is a record to place the order on.
  14. If there is a record in the catalog and the book is not owned by UMBC, we need to place the system number into the GOBI request
    • in the catalog click on the MARC tags tab. At the bottom of the record will be the system number. Highlight this number and Ctrl-C to copy.
    • go back to the GOBI list and highlight the book you are working on.
    • click the "enter order details" link on the left hand side. This will open up a order detail box. Scroll to the bottom and enter the system number in the "Aleph system Number" box. Click save.
    • Saving will close the order detail box. Once this is done click "Put in order cart" on the left hand side of the screen.
    • If we own the title already, highlight the book in the GOBI list and click "deselect" from the list on the left side
    • Repeat these steps until all titles have been searched in the catalog and moved to the order cart.
  15. When all titles have been searched, click order cart on the left side of the screen.
  16. All information should be in place and all lights should be green. If this is the case, click "submit all green lights"