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Departmental Ordering

Orders from departmental budgets should be submitted to the Collection Development Department no later than February 1. From the time orders are placed, it is usually three months before they are received. Since the budget year ends in June, orders must be received and the invoices paid by June 1. Mark orders clearly with your name and department if you wish to be notifed when the item is received. Also be sure the order is marked if it is a priority or RUSH order. If a book is to be placed on RESERVE for a class, please designate the professor and class listing.

Orders may be submitted in various forms as long as the information for ordering is complete. Necessary information includes:

  • Complete title
  • Author
  • ISBN #
  • Publisher with date of publication
  • Price
  • Initials of the department liaison and library liaison

If items to be ordered are from a particular publisher, the catalog should be submitted with the orders. Many times items are not available except from the specified publisher. The rule to follow when filling out order requests: more information is better than less.

Sources for orders include Choice cards, Blackwell North America and Midwest Library Service order slips, and publisher catalogs. These items are mailed to the various department liaisons. The Collection Development Department also maintains a file of various publisher catalogs which may be accessed. The Internet is also a good source for possible book order information. Other links for in-print and out-of-print titles are:

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