Using the purchase order form, THM employees can purchase media for the university library or their workplace with their THM user ID.
The acquisition and licensing of media is carried out in accordance with the university library's acquisition policy, preferably in electronic form. This acquisition policy ensures that THM members have access to literature regardless of location or time.
| Who can order? | Employees of THM |
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| What can I order? |
Books are always purchased as eBooks. You can also order a printed copy for your workplace. If it is not possible to provide it as an e-book, we will purchase a maximum of 2 printed editions for the university library. 1 Journals are always purchased as eJournals. If this is not possible, we subscribe to the printed edition for your workplace. 2 |
| What costs will be incurred and which cost center will be charged? |
Unlike the prices for printed books, the prices for institutional licenses are not fixed and must therefore be determined by us on a case-by-case basis. You will receive confirmation of the costs with your order confirmation. Please select your departmental cost center for scientific publications when filling out the form, or specify an alternative cost center to be charged. Depending on the cost center selected, the order is first sent to the respective cost center manager(s) for approval and from there forwarded to the university library. |
| Will I receive an order confirmation? |
After completing the order process, you will receive a screen confirmation and an automatic notification via email . After your order has been processed, you will receive a personal notification via email . |
| How long does delivery and processing at the library take? |
Between one and several weeks, depending on availability from the supplier The provision of institutional licenses by publishers usually takes a few working days, or longer in the case of publishers not based in the EU. |
| In what form is the provision made available? |
Electronic media are generally available for use within the THM network or from outside . We will send you printed books on loan. Please note the information regarding renewals . You will receive copies for your records. |
| Will I receive notification about the provision? | notification by email as soon as the medium is available electronically for you or has been sent . |
| How do I order? | Via our purchase order form using your THM user ID |
1. In addition to your work copy, we will purchase a maximum of two printed copies for the university library: one loanable copy and one reference copy, which is always available for scanning content or using
scanning service We will only purchase more than two printed copies for the university library in a few justified exceptional cases.
2. If content from a print journal located at your workplace is needed for your students, you have the option of uploading individual articles to Moodle .