Acquisitions

Requests for purchase of library materials

The Library acquires materials under the guidelines in its collection development policy http://www.pcc.edu/library/policies/collection.htm and in consultation with PCC faculty's Subject Area Curriculum Committees (SACC).

Requests for purchase may be initiated by any library user and by any library staff person, either by using the online purchase request form or using the paper request form. Requests should be viewed and signed by the subject area specialist for the collection development team.

Library subject area specialists will approve, and consult with faculty SACC representatives if necessary, these purchase requests.

The technical services coordinator will make the final decision authorizing purchase of materials and will determine how library funds are distributed.

Upon approval of requests, the book buyer will enter MARC records into the library catalog and order materials from the appropriate vendor. Upon receipt of the materials, the buyer will verify the materials against the invoice, pay for the materials, and distribute the materials to the appropriate departments for processing. The buyer will pass along any special instructions that accompanied the original request (e.g. urgency, location, reserve, withdrawls, etc.)

Faculty should direct questions regarding order status either to the appropriate library subject specialist or to the buyer.

Listing of Library Subject Area Specialists: http://www.pcc.edu/library/about/specialists.htm