ACQUISITIONS
Chapter 5. ORDERING
Placing Orders
The Place Order function lets you create a new order through the Acquisitions module, encumber funds, and specify distribution for items received.
To access ordering:
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From the Acquisitions menu, select Order - Place Order.
- The Order Selection screen displays.
Order Selection Screen
- From the Order Selection screen, you can select the vendor to which you wish to submit the order, and select the method by which you wish to add an item to the order.
To select a vendor:
The Order Selection screen provides a listing of all vendors defined for your library. The Currently selected vendor (default vendor) is shown in the left column of the screen, and the notation Selected is shown in red next to the name of the default vendor in the vendor list.
- Click the Select link next to the name of the desired vendor.
- The notation Selected is shown next to the name of the selected vendor.
To select the order method:
You can add items to the order by searching your library’s VERSO catalogs for the desired item or manually entering the desired item.
- Click the link for the desired order method:
- Click the Search Verso Catalog link to search your library’s VERSO catalogs for the desired item (see Searching the Catalog for details).
- Click the Manual Entry link to manually enter bibliographic data for the desired item (see Using Manual Entry for details).