Purchase on Demand at Dalton State

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Purchase on Demandat Dalton State

• Alibris

Barbara Jones GUGM 2008
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DSC started slowly

• Alibris (OCLC ALBRS)
• Items not available from free lenders
• Up to 25 for a book or movie
• Ask director if price exceeds 25
• Set limits for some patrons

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Alibris for Libraries
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Alibris in the Policies Directory
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http//www.alibris.com/librarians
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ALIBRIS is in California
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How It Works Verbatim from Alibris website

• Create an OCLC ILL workform with verified or
  unverified bibliographic data
• Search WorldCat to see if Alibris holds the
  title
• Add the Alibris OCLC symbol ALBRS in your
  lending string or place us in your Custom
  Holdings
• Set your IFM maxcost
• Millions of titles available from Alibris dont
  have their holdings attached in OCLC

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More from Alibris websiteverbatim

• Alibris will fill the order with the
  lowest-priced copy available in the best
  condition.
• We will make a conditional reply for items that
  exceed your maxcost.
• Items are usually shipped within two business
  days (via our expedited shipping methods) and
  delivered in seven to ten business days to the
  ILL office, or another address as stipulated.
• The packing slip will include the ILL number.

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can ILL if any vendor has it listed in Alibris
Actually 14 vendors rather than 14 copies
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Alibris holdings
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Shipping costs 12 per customer service rep

• 5 shipping
• 7 for expedited shipping
• 12.00 total shipping

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Marked shipped within an hour
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First request requested Thursday - received
Monday
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Packing slip has ILL but doesnt have patrons
nameNot every vendor included a packing slip
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Copy of SOLINET invoice
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Shipping timeincludes weekends

• Alibris 3rd party sellers
• 3-5 days 3-14 days (avg. 6 days)

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Vendor shipping methods

• USPS Priority Mail (3-14 days)
• UPS ground (3-6 days)
• USPS bound print matter (12 days)
• 1 vendor used BPM and was reported to Alibris
  customer service

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Customer service

• Calls always went to voice mail
• Next day responses to emails
• Purchase price shipping costs reimbursed via
  IFM for poor quality book that was listed as VG
  by 3rd party vendor