Purchasing (Library materials)
Book/Multimedia | Journal Subscription | Dissertation/Thesis | Article | Patent
Direct Purchase (Books) | "Kakam" Budget | Single Issue Order
Book/Multimedia
For Faculty Libraries
For Scientific Departmental Collections
(valid account & authorization is needed)
For Administration or Technical Departments (valid
account & authorization is needed)
Rush Orders
Direct Purchase for Departments or Projects
Single eBook Purchase
New Books For Faculty Libraries
Faculty Librarians are responsible for initiating orders for monographs for Faculty Library Collections.
Recommendations should be forwarded to the Faculty Librarian. A form for Recommending Books/Journals Purchase for Library Collections is available on the Libraries homepage under Request Forms.
Recommendations for Faculty Library collections will be reviewed by the Faculty Library advisor, and if approved, will be ordered (if there is no budget restriction).
When the material arrives at the Faculty Library the scientist who recommended it will have priority to receive it.
New books are displayed on a special shelf for a short period and Library users are invited to add their names to the waiting list.
Purchase requests for course-related material should be submitted at least three months prior to the start of the course in order to allow adequate time for delivery and processing.
Books for Scientific Departmental Collections
(valid account & authorization is needed)
or from the "Kakam" Budget*
Scientists wishing to purchase books for their departments or projects should use the Book Purchase Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage and follow the steps provided. For instructions on how to order click here.
*Scientists wishing to order library material from their "Kakam" budget are requested to speak with their Faculty Librarian.
An e-mail notice announcing the arrival of a book at a Faculty Library (for a scientific department) will be sent to the person who ordered it. It can then be collected at the relevant Faculty Library.
Books for Administration or Technical Departments
Staff of the Weizmann Institute that do not belong to any faculty should use the Book Purchase Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage to order books. For instructions click here.
Books ordered for Administration or Technical departments will be sent directly by internal mail to the person who ordered them.
Rush Orders
Rush book purchase orders can be delivered within 2 weeks from the date the order was sent, for an additional sum of up to $50 above the book's list price, to cover special handling and shipment.
Scientists who require rushed orders should indicate on the Book Purchase Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage.
Direct Purchase of Books, CDs, etc. for Departments/Projects
Scientists may order books on their own, using their own private credit cards. In order to receive reimbursement, scientists must request an authorized budget approval and signature to be entered on the specific Direct Purchase Reimbursement Form available on the Libraries Request Forms page.
The purchased book should be brought together with the completed form, along with the original receipt to the Faculty Librarian or directly to the Central Library Acquisition Section. (Room 7).
Library materials will be processed and entered into the Library Catalog and then sent to the Faculty Librarians who will notify scientists that their book is available.E-books, E-pubs, PDF, etc., ordered directly by scientists cannot be processed in the Library.
The library is unauthorized to approve reimbursement of material not registered in the catalog. The library will keep a file of this material in order to use it for future reconsideration.
We will add a note on the reimbursement form indicating: not registered in the catalog.
Single eBook Purchase (Ebrary, EbscoHost)
Ebrary
Instructions for Faculty Librarians ordering ebooks on Ebrary (eBOP):
URL : http://partners.ebrary.com/
Each librarian has a username and password to access this site.
1. Click on the “search and recommendations” link.
eBOP’s simple search searches the full text for keywords and phrases.
or conduct an advanced search, by ISBN, Dewey, LC call no., author, publisher, subject, text, or publication range.
2. MUPO stands for Multi-user pricing option for purchased titles, and SUPO stands for single-user pricing option for purchased titles.
3. Search results may be sorted by score (or relevance), title, author, or date.
4. Next to search results you may see other recommendations next to the titles not including yourself. You will have the option to see who recommended it.
5. eBOP allows to preview titles before recommending them.
6. To add titles to your recommendations list, just click a suggested payment model for each title.
7. When you have completed your selection, click on the “save these recommendations” button located at the top and bottom of the list.
8. Your recommendations can be updated simply by adding titles, clearing titles, then clicking “save these changes”.
9. Email Yael, as with regular orders, with the name of the eBook you want to order. She will then access eBOP and see your name as recommendation.EbscoHost
Instructions for Faculty Librarians ordering ebooks on EbscoHost:
URL : http://extranet.netlibrary.com/titleselect/
Each librarian has a user name and password to access this site.
1. Click on log in to access TitleSelect with your username and password .
2. Conduct a search using simple or advanced, by keyword, publisher, author, ISBN, etc.
3. A list of title/s will be displayed. Check in the box next to the title that is of interest.
4. From the “save as a new list” dropdown list select: selected titles.
Enter a new name in the field provided, and save.
5. Automatically “this list has been saved” will be displayed.
Click on the specified list name button or the continue working with search results button.
6. Go to Home page under ”manage saved list” mark desired list from the dropdown menu click “email list”.
Click go.
Journal Subscriptions
New Subscription Orders
For the Library: Fill in the Recommending Journals Purchase for Library Collections Form. A request for new subscriptions (either print or electronic) may also be handed over or sent by e-mail to your relevant Faculty Library . New subscriptions for the Library requires certain approvals including that of the relevant Faculty Deans.
For Departments/Projects: Use the Journal/Series Purchase Form to request a new subscription for your department or project. A valid account and authorization is needed (ask the department's administrator). Please provide all necessary details as required in the form. Instructions for filling in the form is provided on the Request Forms page next to the service required.
Renewal of Subscription for Departments/Projects
Every year during early summer the departmental administrators receive a Journals/series renewal list from the Library for approval.
The Administrators are responsible for creating renewal orders via the Internal Services and for providing relevant budgets.
Single Issue Orders
The Book Purchase Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage should be used to order a single issue or a back issue of a journal.
Please provide the relevant details on the form.
Dissertations/Theses
To purchase dissertations/theses from abroad use the Book Purchase Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage.
For lending an Israeli Thesis/dissertation you can use the Document Supply & Interlending Service by filling in a request form for External Book Loan (provided on the Library homepage/Request Forms).
Articles
Fill in the Article Order Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage to purchase an article from the Weizmann collections or from Israeli Universities or from abroad. A valid account and authorization to use Internal Services is needed.
All relevant details should be added and indicated accordingly. The Library Catalog or the Journals/Series Manager should first be consulted to find if access to an online version is available.
Patents
Use the Patent Order Form provided under Request Forms on the Libraries homepage. A valid account and authorization to use Internal Services is needed.
Please provide the patent number, and the PDF form of the patent will be sent to your e-mail address.