Ordering books for the library using your departmental budget
The library's book budget is divided among the faculties in a meeting of the Library Committee, held annually early in the school year. The faculty deans are responsible for distribution among the departments.
In each department, a faculty member serves as contact between the department and the appropriate subject specialist librarian. Faculty members give their book purchase requests to the departmental contact person, who will pass them on to the subject specialist librarian. The librarian checks the request lists to prevent duplication and passes them on to the Acquisitions department.
The library will order the latest edition unless otherwise noted on the request.
Once the book has been ordered by the Acquisitions department, you can follow the status of the request in the BGUsearch.
When the book is received in the appropriate reading room, the requestor (or the departmental contact person) is notified of its arrival. The notification includes book details and call number (designating the book's location on the shelf).
New books are placed on the reading room's “New Book Display" shelf for 30 days. During this time, only the faculty member who ordered the book may borrow it. After 30 days, if the book has not been borrowed by the requestor, it is transferred to the regular shelf.
For additional information, please contact the subject specialist librarian.
Ordering textbooks using the library's budget
The library has a separate budget for the acquisition of textbooks (required reading) for undergraduate courses for all the faculties.
Order requests should be sent in advance to the subject specialist librarian.
The request should include the following information: Course name, instructor's name, number of students, the semester in which the course will be given, and full bibliographic details of the book. The library will try to purchase the book in electronic format (if available), with one print copy for the Reserved Book collection. Should electronic format not be available, additional print copies will be purchased in accordance with the number of students in the course (one copy for each 20 students).
For additional information, please contact the subject specialist librarian.
Ordering new journals and databases
Requests for new journals and databases should be sent to the subject specialist librarian. The library saves the requests until such time as our budget permits the addition of new subscriptions.
Purchase of books using the research budget
Faculty members who wish to order books for their personal use, in any language, may do so using their research budgets.
From 18.10.2020 purchase of books priced up to $300 (including VAT) will be done independently, without the need for registration and loan in the library. A refund will be made in accordance with university procedures as is customary for the purchase of consumable equipment.
Books priced above $300 will be purchased through the library purchasing unit. The books must be ordered by emailing Acquisition unit, including the details: title, author, publisher, edition, and budget for billing. After purchase, the book will be cataloged at the library and borrowed on a "permanent loan" to the patron. A notice will be emailed when the book is ready for collection.
For clarifications or questions: Tel: 08-6461408, Sunday-Thursday, 8:30-15:00.
