Ordering Material For the Library.
Each faculty department is assigned library acquisition funds based on EFTSU (Equivalent Full Time Student Units) to develop collations which support the curriculum.   This material is catalogued and held in the  library collection.

Academic staff requesting new material should contact their Faculty Librarian who will review  and action your request. Recommendations  are generally only accepted from  academic staff, but students may submit requests to their lecturer for consideration.

Note: It can take from a few days to several  months for an order to be completed. However "rush" are intended to be filled in 48 hours.

Ordering Serials
Serial subscriptions are an ongoing commitment of funds for many years. All requests for new journals need to be authorised by Faculty Department Head and countersigned by the appropriate Faculty Librarian.

Following up an order
The on-line catalogue displays all received items for the past month. For the current status of an order please contact your Faculty Library Team.

The Acquisition Budget
Acquisitions budget figures are updated weekly and disseminated to Faculty Librarian who oversee collection development. For further on collection policy information contact: Manager: LCA

Donating Material to the Collections

Donated materials are an important source of collection development. Please contact the relevant Faculty Librarian who will advise you and select material from the donation in accordance with the collecting guidelines for their area.

Donation policy (Draft)
Gifts are generally accepted on the understanding that no limitations or conditions are placed on their use or disposal.  Where a donor does not request the return of the material,  this will be disposed of by the Library in the most appropriate way: by gift to another library, to charity book sales, or recycling.

Materials will usually become part of the general collection but requests for special treatment as discrete collections will be considered by Faculty Librarians in consultation with Faculty Academic staff. Material should be in good condition. Items affected by mould or mildew cannot be accepted because of their potential to damage the rest of the collection.

ECU is eligible to accept donations under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme but under this scheme we are unable to appraise value of donations. The value of the gift must be determined prior to the donation and is the responsibility of the donor. For more details about the scheme please contact the Acquisitions section.