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Rev. 1 August 2018
Rev. 5 November 2020
Rev. 18 January 2022
Purpose: This procedure describes how we will implement our Purchase on Demand policy
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Required Knowledge/Skills: Basic understanding of bibliographic records. Knowledge of ILLIAD, OCLC Connexion, and MillenniumSierra.
Equipment/Supplies: Networked PC loaded with the above software.
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3. Assuming the request meets all of the guidelines listed in the PoD policy, the Interlibrary Loan Manager (ILLM) will order a copy of the item from Amazon, GOBI or another vendor. A print copy of the work will be ordered Purchasing from Amazon if the work is fiction or a book of essays. E-monographs will be ordered through GOBI when the work is an academic text. Charge is the preferred choice for a print copy. If the print book exceeds the $150 limit, availability of an ebook through GOBI will be checked. For Amazon purchases, charge the item to the ILL department credit card. For print items, the shipping label must indicate that the book is to be delivered to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) office.
4. If the item does NOT meet the PoD policy criteria, the ILLM may attempt to get the request via regular ILL assuming it meets ILL criteria.
5. When the Amazon order is placed, the ILLM will make brief bib and order records within Millennium Sierra for the item, entering the fund code “ill” and leaving the received date field blank. To do this:
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• The 949 fields may be edited for other material types and vendors. Check Millennium Sierra for the correct codes.
d. Reformat the record by clicking on the Reformat icon.
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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 began 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 you can search the bookstore's website to verify see if a book is required for a class)• dissertations
• test prep materials
• computer manuals
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• Books we already own as ebooks; if the patron wants print; just order through normal ILL
• Self-published books
Years Allowed
• Current calendar year plus three previous calendar years (ex. In 2014, 2011-2014 books will be purchased; changed from two years to three in August 2014)
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