POD, a.k.a. Purchase on Demand, ILL to Acq Auto Purchase

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POD Criteria

When the following criteria are met, ILL immediately passes a request to Acquisitions for purchase:

• ILL Request from Faculty + Staff (POD-FAC) or students (POD-STU)
• Books or DVDs
• Recent publication (within current or preceding year) OR
  
• Unfillable via ILL
• Purchase price less then $100
  

POD Steps

• ILL request item
  
• CM will search GOBI Acq to see if these are already queued for Approval delivery through YBP
  
• Order will be placed as a RUSH
• CM adds hold for requester
  
• Sent to Cataloging and P&P
• P&P delivers item to Circ
• Patron will be notified through the ILS