1.The Purchase process must follow “Government Purchasing Act” ,and auditing is 　required in the process. Since the process is hard to control, it is difficult to meet 　readers’ expectations. However, the library will try to shorten the purchasing and the 　cataloging process and have the book on shelves as soon as possible. 　

　(1). The average time of Foreign books: 3~4 months。

　(2). The average time of Chinese Books: 2~3 months。

　(3). The average time of urgent purchase: Foreign books: 1~2 months, Chinese books: 1~2 weeks.

2.When a book recommendation has been approved, the purchasing schedule will be dependent on the remaining purchasing budget for each academic department and the book purchasing list order. For any inquiry, please contact the Cataloging Department 　(ext. 68311；68315；68312；68316).

3.If readers have special urgent request, please fill in “Urgent Purchase of 　Recommendation Application.” The application should be authorized by the 　department head and be sent to the Cataloging Department.