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Many libraries will not lend recent imprints. Rather than have our patrons wait until we can find a library to fill these requests, the library is developing a Purchase on Demand program. Valparaiso University’s Purchase on Demand pilot project will begin September 2008. When patrons request new items published in the current or previous two calendar years, those items will be purchased through Amazon instead of going through normal ILL borrowing, assuming the requests meet the following criteria.
Not Allowed
• textbooks (if in doubt, call the bookstore to verify if a book is required for a class)
• dissertations
• test prep materials
• computer manuals
• audio CDs (music, books on tape)
• dictionaries, encyclopedias, workbooks
• Juvenile books
• obvious popular titles that we wouldn't collect anyway (e.g. 3-hour diet: how low-carbs make you fat, or The Automatic Millionaire Workbook)
Years Allowed
• Current calendar year plus two previous calendar years (ex. In 2008, 2006-2008 books will be purchased)
Price/Format Restrictions
• price limit: $100 for Christopher Center, $200 for law library items (per Mary Persyn)
• Paperback is the preferred format
• Fiction, DVD/VHS are allowed, purchase DVD if available according to Acquisitions policies.