Library Purchasing Department
Telephone: 456-9651
The Library Purchasing Department is the central point for library purchasing, and is responsible for ordering and receiving books, supplies, and equipment. This department is located on the second floor of the library, in Rooms 201 and 203.
Gift Policy
Order Request
If you would like to make a request for materials to be added to the library's collections, please email your request [instructions] or fill out a paper item order request form. These forms are available from the Library Purchasing Department, and can be requested by contacting the Library Purchasing Department Manager Debra Thomson through e-mail at dthomson@ric.edu or by phoning the Library Purchasing Department at 401-456-9651.
Requests for journal subscriptions should be directed to Judith Stokes in the Periodicals Department on the third floor of the library in Room 308.
The Ordering Process
A description of the ordering process, including order procedures, is included in the Acquisitions Procedures section of the Collection Development Policy.
Collection Development Tools
There are many online sources available where reviews of new books can be viewed. Links to a few selected sites are listed below.
- Choice
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review
- Education Review
- BookNews - Science, Technology, and Medicine
- E-Streams - Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine
- H-Net - Humanities and Social Sciences
- Foreword Magazine - Independent and university presses
- BookPage - general interest
Send comments or questions to the Debra Thomson in the Library Purchasing Department via e-mail at dthomson@ric.edu.
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