Comments on: The Big Books of BEA — Nonfiction

By: Deb Margeson

Deb Margeson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:38:26 +0000

I can’t use either of those reasons. Our fiscal year ends with the calendar year and we have figured out a way to roll over titles we have not received that does not make our financial people crazy. Also, if we know a book is going to be popular with our patrons, we are going to be purchasing regardless of the review. The good news? I now am ordering these titles and will be able to track demand! So, thanks.

By: rbeerbower

rbeerbower — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:39:12 +0000

For our library, nonfiction titles aren’t ordered until the review appears in LJ, PW, or BL, unless a patron requests the book, which means many of these titles won’t be ordered until late summer or early fall. Fiction is ordered waaaayyy ahead of time as patrons hear about them from author and publisher sites and usually demand they be added to the OPACs ASAP.

By: Brock Martin

Brock Martin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:03:49 +0000

I think a possible reason (certainly our reason) that some of these titles are not yet showing up in library catalogs is that for many libraries, the FY ends in the upcoming weeks, and items that are pub’d past a certain date are not ordered until the beginning of the next FY.