By Christian Layow and Gary Johnson Collection managers can, using the YBP Gobi website, review their fund slips, select the ones to submit as order requests and place those in a selection cart for the Acquisitions Order Unit to review […]
Getting Involved How to Contribute Step 1: Plan your collection – The digital collections of the Montana Memory Project may include maps, photos, rare books, documents, publications, diaries, oral histories, audio recordings, video recordings, paintings, illustrations, art and other cultural materials. The […]
By Stephen Buck (editor) Any new e-resource will need to be implemented, while this may be relatively straightforward for smaller resources, larger resources and new services may take a few months to get just right. No matter how big the […]
By Kristen Blake Wilson This workflow diagram PDF demonstrates the personnel involved and steps taken in license negotiations at NCSU. Available at: https://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/confluence/download/attachments/32906847/License%20negotiation.pdf?version=3&modificationDate=1436366428000&api=v2 Archived to the Internet Archive March 8, 2018; available at: http://web.archive.org/web/20180308164829/https://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/confluence/download/attachments/32906847/License%20negotiation.pdf?version=3&modificationDate=1436366428000&api=v2 A general list of NCSU workflow […]
By Tammie Redenbaugh, Lea Howard, and George Gottschalk This page gives Acquisitions staff at the University of Illinois step-by-step instructions on setting up order templates in Gobi. Some aspects of the process are generally applicable to other Gobi users while […]
By Tammie Redenbaugh This page gives Acquisitions staff at the University of Illinois step-by-step instructions on using Gobi to search slip/approval plan suggestions, set up templates for approval plan orders, and placing approval plan (slip) orders. Some aspects of the […]
By Lea Howard, Tammie Redenbaugh, and George Gottschalk This page gives Acquisitions staff at the University of Illinois step-by-step instructions on placing firm orders through Gobi. Some aspects of the process are generally applicable to other Gobi users while others […]
By University Library, American University Subject guide outlining the procedures and workflows for acquiring materials. Topics include E-books, media, reserves, music, print serials, standing orders, print on demand, reference, development/gift funds, processing, and bindery. Workflows for processing from vendors (such […]
by Lydia Welhan, Jared Cowing, and Latasha Means Presentation on the acquisitions workflows at three higher education institutions (Saddleback College, Woodbury University, and University of California, Merced) using the WorldShare Management Services (WMS) platform. Workflows include budgets, ordering, invoicing, receiving, […]
by Brian Greene Fast acquisitions processes are beneficial because they get materials into patrons’ hands quicker. This article describes one library’s experience implementing a fast acquisitions process that dramatically cut turnaround times—from the point of ordering to the shelf—to under […]