Check your departmental budget allocations, spending, and balance.
Review databases charged to your department.
Determine the status of all your book, eBook and media orders - date ordered, date received, list, cost, call number assigned, etc.
Contact your liaison to order new materials.
Contact Head of Acquisitions to inquire about unfilled orders.
Exam Hours will arrive one week early this Spring.
TWO WEEKS of 1:00 Closings beginning Monday, April 23.
TWICE the STUDYING!
All book orders are due May 1.
This keeps the library from being overwhelmed by last minute orders and allows plenty of time for titles to arrive and be cataloged.
Unspent money will be redirected to departments who have already spent their money and have developed wish lists.
NOTE: Book money has to be spent on Acquisitions, items which add to the library's volume count. They cannot be spent on equipment or subscriptions.
Need help selecting books? Try Choice Reviews.
The library sends out Choice Reviews cards regularly, but you don’t have to use cards. Choice Reviews is online with lots of search fields and limiters. Try clicking on the Outstanding Academic Titles Icon or using it as a limiter during a topic search.
OATS are the "best of the best."
Here are the best sellers from 2016 and 2017. Looks like you already selected half.
2016:
2017:
Would you like one of these books? Contact your library liaison.
Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society 3 vols.
American Economic History: A Dictionary and Chronology *
American Indian Culture: From Counting Coup to Wampum 2 vols
Perspectives on Global Development 2017
The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World *
The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society 3 vols.
The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction 3 vols.
The Princeton Handbook of Poetries
The Thrift Library has access to much of Taylor and Francis Online and ALL of Project MUSE through the end of the year as part of our agreement to spend a minimum amount iof money with each platform. But how shall we spend this money? Will your department get left out? You can help us pick titles by:
New questions. New platform.
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