Again, please include as much information as possible, including whether or not you want to be notified when the book is ready to circulate. Normally we order as many of the titles suggested by faculty as the budget will allow. It takes about 8 to 10 weeks for us to receive ordered materials. We are not always able to get everything-some things may be out of print or out of stock with the publisher. Others may be wildly expensive.
Foreign materials take longer to get, but eventually most arrive.
Many books are not published in large print runs and go out of stock or print rapidly. This is particularly true for titles published by small or university presses. The best way to insure getting any title is to order it in a timely fashion. American publishers very often cannot afford to keep stock very long because of the tax burdens they incur on warehoused material. Once a book is out of print, getting it is very problematical.