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Ordering Materials for the AMBS Library
- AMBS Students, Staff, Administrators and Community Borrowers
- Use Ask a Librarian to request specific titles.
AMBS Teaching Faculty
The Library Collection Development Policy is available on AMBS Central. (See Moodle)
Allocations
Each department has an allocation of library funds for materials purchasing. The librarian creates these allocations each year based on established percentages of the overall library budget. Ordering processes are managed by the department chair.
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Adjunct/Sessional Faculty Members: please check with the department chair for guidance regarding library orders.
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Church and Ministry (CHM): Each CHM faculty member sends requests directly to the library. All items are purchased as long as sufficient funds are in the department allocation.
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History, Theology, and Ethics (HTE): Each year, the department divides the library allocation among HTE faculty members. The department chair monitors ordering using reports generated by the Acquisitions Librarian.
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Bible (BIB): The Bible department student assistant circulates catalogs to all faculty members in the department. Faculty mark choices using their initials and a priority code. The Acquisitions Librarian creates a list of these requests; the department chair approves orders from the lists.
Sending Requests to the Library: Three Methods
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Send an email to libraryassistant@ambs.edu with a brief citation and/or references to websites where the materials are advertised.
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Publisher catalogs or other printed promotional/review material may be put in campus mail to the library. Please mark your name clearly with the items you wish to order.
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When browsing on Amazon.com, you may create a Wish list or click "Share with Friends." Send the titles to libraryassistant@ambs.edu.
Advertisements & Library Help with Recommendations
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Periodically, the library will forward book advertisements that roughly fit specific subject areas. To order these materials, return the advertisement to the library with selections marked. Otherwise, recycle!
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Some book vendors and publishers will send out customized announcements of books from particular publishers, authors, series, or subject areas. Contact Karl Stutzman (kstutzman@ambs.edu) if you are interested in setting up this type of notification.