A purchase request is a request for the purchase of material for the library. Purchase requests can come from a variety of sources, including borrowers, faculty, and library staff. Some libraries provide paper request forms for the selector to fill out. Other libraries accept purchase requests in the form of a marked-up catalog, publication announcement, or even notes on scrap paper. Purchase requests are also called selection or desiderata (wish) lists.
With Horizon, it is easy to record, organize, and review the requests you receive. When you receive a purchase request or identify an item you would like to consider for purchase, you can create a purchase request for it. Before creating the request, you should search your catalog to make sure you do not already own the title. If the request is for an additional copy of a title you already own, you can create the request by copying the title information from staff searching. If you decide to buy a requested title, you can copy the request to a purchase order. If you do not buy the title, you can leave it as a request or delete it.
Horizon uses the term “request” to refer to two different things. It can refer to a purchase request, which is a request for the purchase of a new item. It can also refer to a request by a patron for a title in the catalog that is currently checked out or otherwise unavailable. Be careful not to confuse the two uses of this term.
This section explains these topics:
• | PR Categories |
• | PR Statuses |
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