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Online Order Form (For Staff Only) for BIAD

If you would like the library to order any material to support the course you are teaching, please fill-out the form below.
When you have finished, select Send at the bottom of this page, and your request will be sent to the appropriate liaison librarian.

PLEASE NOTE:  All textboxes marked with an * require information to be supplied, otherwise the form cannot be processed.
You will then be asked to re-submit the form to include the missing information.
   
1. Your details:
 
*ENTER YOUR NAME
*ENTER YOUR BORROWER NUMBER

e.g. P01234567
*ENTER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
*ENTER YOUR DEPARTMENT
   
2. Item to be ordered:

Please supply as much information as possible. Failure to do so MAY result in a delay in processing your request.

*TITLE
AUTHOR
PUBLISHER

EDITION

YEAR OF PUBLICATION

PRICE

 Per Copy

ISBN (Book)
 

Please also indicate which type of format you require.

*Quantity to purchase?  

Does Birmingham City University ALREADY HOLD COPIES?  YES    NO 
To consult the Library Catalogue please click here. 
 

 
3. Module for which item is required:
 
Module Code

To be added to READING LIST
for the above module(s)

   YES   NO

Number of students

Priority Rating (PERB)
What's this?

   PURCHASE ESSENTIAL RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND

Do you wish to reserve this item?

   YES NO

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
(Please enter here addresses for suppliers of pamphlets or non-book material) 

4. Copy of Order Required:

Email address of the person to whom a copy should be sent:

PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THESE OPTIONS:

 Will send the above details to the Library for processing.

Will delete ALL the above details and return you to a blank form.

Notes :

Priority Rating (PERB)

As Library and Learning Resources have a finite materials budget each year, priority will be given to purchasing material on reading lists. The request form asks you to select a category from Purchase, Essential, Recommended or Background.  Reduced to the acronym PERB, these 4 categories refer to the relative importance of every item on a module reading list - with ‘essential’ materials being given the highest priority - and give an indication of the level of use likely to be made of an item by the students on that module.  Although the Library will purchase copies of all items on a reading list wherever possible, the category assigned has implications for the number of copies purchased and the loan period allocated.  PERB refers mainly to books, and can be described as follows:

P = Purchase (i.e. the lecturer will encourage students to buy the book – usually the major text(s) in the module/subject). Students will be expected to purchase a personal copy.
The Library will buy one or two copies as reference or short loan, but not sufficient copies to guarantee instant individual access.
 
 E = Essential (i.e. text should be read by all students on a course at some time; maybe a chapter for a seminar). The Library will stock* copies in reasonable quantities to meet forecast demand, using shorter loan periods where necessary. NB It is impossible to guarantee enough copies to reach every student in a 100+ group within a semester.
 
R = Recommended (i.e. text is academically valid, but not essential reading). The Library will stock* several copies with a range of loan periods. 
 
B = Background (i.e. extended reading, not necessarily referred to in a reading list, or for those students keen to explore the subject area in more detail). The Library will stock* one or two copies with longer loan periods.
 

*In all cases, numbers of multiple copies will be decided by the Liaison Librarian in consultation with academic staff and Library colleagues, and will be influenced by cost, student numbers, and demand.

Please bear in mind that to mark all ordered items as ‘essential’ will simply slow the process down and defeat the object of prioritisation, as well as being a waste of limited financial resources. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated. 

 

This page last updated by John McMullan