- How do I request that the library purchase a book?
- Who decides if the book will be purchased or not?
- Why worry about things already owned by other USMAI libraries?
- What are priority levels? When and how should I use them?
- How do I request an item for reserves?
- How do I know when a book is in the library?
- When I send an order to Acquisitions, when will it be placed? When will the book get here?
- What are the roles of Collection Management, Serials, and Acquisitions in the ordering process? Which department do I contact with other questions?
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Mid Sept. through the ordering deadline (February 2928, 20122013): 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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