"[After the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina] we didn't have the staff to do a title-by-title search for all the items we needed to replace. The ability to turn a report over to Alibris for their help in securing these items for us will save us an enormous amount of time and support the library's efforts to return our collection to its former strength." [Read more]

Donna Capelle Cook, Director, Technical Services Division, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, Louisiana

"[We] give Alibris Library of Congress (LC) call number ranges to run against their inventory. Generally in less than a week we receive an Excel spreadsheet collection report with all the information for each title that we need to make purchase decisions. Since their database reflects the inventories of thousands of sellers, it's amazing the titles they find ... and they deal with the individual sellers so we don't have to. Alibris allows us to save a significant amount of time by quickly being able to identify a list of books that are actually available for sale ... "[Read more]

Rich Paustenbaugh, Head, Collection Development University Library, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

"Alibris has saved us an incredible amount of time. I am very appreciative of this service [Want List Matching] in helping us restore some of what was lost in the flood." [Read more]

Eileen Yara, Library Technician, Acquisitions Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii

"Alibris is a big part of our ordering. I love the free shipping and the ability to locate hard-to-find titles ... If an older title isn't available new, Alibris may be able to provide it used and in good condition, which still meets the needs of our faculty and students. I just wish I had discovered Alibris years ago!" [Read more]

Jo Beth Hamlett, Library Assistant J. C. Fant Memorial Library, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi

"I turned to Alibris for Libraries because of their matching service. I was able to give a range of classification codes and Alibris searched for appropriate titles in those areas. Service is really important to me and with Alibris for Libraries I have received great service." [Read more]

Susan Van Alstyne, Library Director Micro Tech Training Center, New Jersey

"I love working with Alibris; they are the 'go-to' vendor I can rely on. Through Book Fetch, they have tracked down titles I thought were unattainable. Our collection satisfies the often unique and specialized information needs of our campus community as a result of our collaboration with Alibris for Libraries." [Read more]

Lucy Bellamy, Collections Librarian Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, California

"We are very pleased with a fill rate of approximately 70% on our missing titles project. We could never have found so many titles if we were doing this searching on our own. What it really comes down to is the convenience of successfully managing replacement projects. [Alibris' Want List Matching service has] been so efficient that other departments are coming to me and asking for help with their orders. This has resulted in our expanding our use of Alibris to acquire more titles that are still in print." [Read more]

Kathy Wilmot, Senior Library Assistant, Special Acquisitions Unit London School of Economics

"We use Alibris for Libraries for batch orders as well as title by title ordering. Alibris manages the lists and finds the titles for us. Alibris is our vendor of choice for replacement books, whether they are rare, out of print or just a few years old." [Read more]

Nina Antoville, Assistant Director for Technical Services and Special Collections Library and Academic Technology Services, California State University, Long Beach

"For out of print or difficult to find titles, we always go to Alibris. They allow us to use Purchase Orders, which is very advantageous. Even with current titles, if Baker & Taylor or Ingram can't supply them, I go right to Alibris." [Read more]

Patricia Steelman, Senior Selection Librarian National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress