The following is an overview of how this unit performs Monograph Ordering. Please click Monograph Ordering--Detailed Instructions to learn how to perform this activity.

Monographs Acquisitions is the unit responsible for placing orders for one time purchases, called "firm orders," processing gifts to the Libraries, and receiving and processing incoming approval shipments. The ordering process begins when the unit receives a book purchase request (BPR) from a selector. After locating the material at a vendor or with the publisher, the order is placed directly at the vendor's or publisher's web site, by electronic ordering via our Millennium system, or by fax, phone, or email. In rare cases the order is placed through snail mail. The unit orders all formats of material, including books, movies, CDs, electronic resources, and microforms. Shipments received by the unit are inspected for physical condition and for accuracy against the order; items that are damaged or sent in error are returned. Following the receiving process, monographs that meet certain criteria are copy cataloged in this unit. Those materials which fall outside the criteria are forwarded to the Catalog Department for in-house cataloging.