...
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. Purchasing from Amazon is the preferred choice for a print copy. If the print book exceeds the $150 .00 limit, availability of an ebook through GOBI will be checked. For Amazon purchases, charge the item to the ILL department credit card.
...
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
...
• 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)
...