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Intro to Library Acquisitions

This is a guide for Library Selectors and Users to understand how Library Acquisitions works

FY 17 Timeline

The general timeline for acquisitions can be found in the PowerPoint "Introduction to NMSU Acquisitions" (below).  Specific deadlines for FY 17 are:

Database Renewals - Before July 1, 2016
Periodical Renewals - September 1, 2016
60% of Monographic allocations - December 15, 2016
Remainder of Monographic allocations - Early spring semester 2017 (exact date to be determined)
Possible cut lists for databases and periodicals - May 15, 2017