Patrons may suggest materials the Library might wish to acquire. In addition to these requests, Library personnel recommend selections in their assigned subject areas. Acquisitions also accepts donations. Once books have been requested by either faculty or Library selectors, they are approved in a book order meeting. Occasionally some items are cut for budgetary reasons or because of a consensus that they do not meet some aspect of the Library's collection needs.
Materials requested by faculty receive top priority.
Acquisitions personnel check all requests to ensure that they are not already in the collection or already on order. They next check prices and availability and sort the requests according to appropriate vendors. Other key vendors used by the Library include Ambassador , Christian Book Distributors , and Emery Pratt . Order confirmation is nearly instantaneous, and books begin arriving in a few days. Upon arrival, books are checked in and the invoices cleared for payment.