Library staff are committed to the library's mission to provide all users the most efficient and rapid access possible to library materials held by the UMBC library and elsewhere. Given limitations on Library staffing, this goal can only be accomplished by minimizing disruption of normal batch processing of new materials. Therefore, it is library policy practice not to accept requests from users to search the acquisitions or cataloging areas for "on order" or "in process" materials. New materials are only available after being fully processed and cataloged.
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The Library's online catalog, Aleph, displays the status of items as being "on order" or "in process," , but cannot predict the date on which these items will actually be available. Once the item's availability appears as "on shelf" with no other messages displayed, the item is then available for patron use.
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