Requesting purchase of books and other (non-serial) items
How to place a request for purchase
Orders for books and other non-serial items for inclusion in the UNE Libraries collection should normally be placed through your discipline's Library Liaison Officer.
Format
Where both eBook and print editions are obtainable, we will purchase the eBook edition if available on a currently used platform, unless specifically advised otherwise.
Where the title is not available electronically on a current platform, we will purchase a paperback edition if available, or a hardback or cloth edition in the last instance.
Number of copies required
The number of copies required should be noted. We check all titles against the catalogue. Duplicate requests are discarded unless it is obvious that you are requesting extra copies.
How do we purchase items?
For reasons of economy and efficiency, we rarely deal directly with publishers. Most orders are placed with established library suppliers in the country of origin.
Further information
If you have any further enquiries, please contact your Library Liaison Officer, or Tracy Cooper, Monograph Orders Librarian.
Ordering the right number of recommended items
UNE has established Standards regarding library services and teaching support.
These standards include suggested requirements relating to the availability of items referred to as further or recommended reading in teaching materials.
Academic staff should check that all recommendations for "further reading" in their unit notes are available in the library collection, or that requests to order material are placed via their LLO at least 6 weeks before required by their students.
To assist academic staff, a table has been prepared relating expected enrolments to the required minimum number of copies.
Further information
If you have any further enquiries regarding library standards for teaching support, please contact Celia Munro, the Information Services Librarian.
Ordering and paying for personal use items
How to order
Books and other items intended for academics' personal use or a School's library are no longer purchased through the University Library. Instead, these items should be ordered through Purchasing and Supply. To make such a purchase, you need to complete an Outside Purchase Requisition Form and forward it to the Purchasing/Supply Officer at Financial Services.
Funding
The costs of such purchases for personal use or in-School use should be met from:
- Academic Pursuits funds
- Research grants, including Internal Research Grants (IRGs)
- School maintenance funds.
Items purchased using IRG funds
Please remember that books and other items purchased out of IRG funds remain the property of the University. These should ultimately be deposited at the University Library as stipulated under Section G.7.1. of the Administrative Handbook. When such items arrive, please contact the Library to arrange for their cataloguing.
Further information
If you have any further enquiries, please contact Warren Gilson, Head of Resources Management.