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Featured case study

• "Alibris for Libraries is our second largest vendor for current books that are not available through our primary vendor. When we need quick turnaround we can find almost everything in stock at Alibris. The condition notations and vendor reliability scoring are right on the mark so I am confident I'm going to get what I order."
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  Paula Toncheff

  Order Specialist,
  Duquesne University
  Pittsburgh, PA

• "With the variety of services and the size of the inventory, Alibris for Libraries is our number one vendor for out-of-print, foreign-language, and rare materials."
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  Scott Pope

  Separates Acquisitions Librarian,
  Albert B. Alkek Library
  Texas State University-San Marcos

• "Alibris for Libraries is an excellent resource for recently published titles that our primary vendor shows as out of stock or not available. This can happen frequently, even with titles that are just three years old. If we have 100 requests and 30 of the titles are not in stock or not available from our primary vendor, going right to Alibris is the most efficient way to get what we need."
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  Jackie Zito

  Acquisitions Supervisor,
  Kalamazoo Valley Community College Libraries
  Kalamazoo, MI

• "Alibris has experience working with libraries. They are flexible, provide reliable information, and deliver great turnaround and customer service. A recent community project, outside the scope of our normal academic library acquisitions process, demonstrated how flexible Alibris is in meeting customer needs."
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  Brian McLaughlin

  Supervisor,
  Acquisitions and Cataloging,
  Syracuse University Library
  Syracuse, NY

• "Over the past three or four years we have done several retrospective collection development projects with Alibris. Our projects range from collecting books about designated geographic locations to enriching our collection in areas such as fashion, depending on the supplemental funding made available to us."
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  Rich Paustenbaugh

  Head, Collection Development,
  Oklahoma State University Library
  Stillwater, OK

• "I discovered Alibris through Baker & Taylor as a link for items out of print or out of stock. We've had an increase in our book budget and now Alibris is a big part of our ordering. I love the free shipping and the ability to locate hard-to-find titles. I just wish I had discovered Alibris years ago!"
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  Jo Beth Hamlett

  Library Assistant,
  J. C. Fant Memorial Library
  Mississippi University for Women
  Columbus, MS

• "Alibris also helps us fill in the gaps of series. We had started recording the White Indian series by Donald Clayton Porter in the middle of the series. Patrons wanted the first thirteen volumes in digital format. Most of those books were out of print, but we were able to find them on Alibris."
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  Patricia Steelman

  Senior Selection Librarian,
  Library of Congress
  Washington, DC

• "I am frequently responding to requests for titles that I have never heard of. Many of these are to support historical research needs and can be very difficult to find. But 9.5 times out of 10, I find what I need in these specialized areas from the independent booksellers who work with Alibris."
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  Lucy Bellamy

  Collections Librarian,
  Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
  

• "Alibris has saved us an incredible amount of time. Can you imagine us having to look up 7,400 titles and add them all into our integrated library system (ILS)? It would be impossible with the staffing we have currently. Having a company take on the task for us means we have to do a lot less."
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  Eileen Yara

  Library Technician,
  Hamilton Library
  Oahu, HI

• "We are in the middle of a two-year project with Alibris to replace thousands of missing books using their Want List Matching service. We created a list by exporting bibliographic information from an Access database to an Excel spreadsheet, which we sent via email to Alibris. This made getting started on the project very easy for us."
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  Kathy Wilmot

  Senior Library Assistant,
  London School of Economics
  London, England

• "Alibris for Libraries is our vendor of choice for replacement books, whether they are rare, out of print or just a few years old. Requests for replacements come in batches, directly from librarians or automatically through our locally created Library Collection Replacement Management program, which flags replacement items based on parameters we've established."
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  Nina Antoville

  Assistant Director,
  California State University
  Long Beach, CA

• "I looked at general booksellers before turning to Alibris, but found Alibris to be the best choice for what I needed. I was able to give a range of classification codes and Alibris searched for appropriate titles in those areas. Their customer service department communicated very well with me and was really helpful in filling my order. Within a month or so the titles started coming in."
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  Susan Van Alstyne

  Library Director,
  Micro Tech Training Center
  Jersey City, NJ

• "Before the flood we ordered title-by-title and through approval plans. We hadn't used Alibris very much. But we didn't have the staff to do a title-by-title search for all the items we needed to replace. With Alibris, we were able to turn over our entire list of titles and leave the rest to them."
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  Donna Capelle Cook

  Director,
  Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
  Tulane University
  New Orleans, LA

• "Alibris supports our just-in-time approach to acquisitions. We get what we need when we need it, even several years after publication. Checking every title on Alibris first is worth the time to ensure we are using our money wisely."
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  Ann Noble

  Library Director,
  Moody Library
  Houston Baptist University
  Houston, Texas

• "Alibris for Libraries is the first place we turn when our primary supplier does not have the item we need in stock. We order a variety of types of books from Alibris, including items to support our popular literature collection and foreign language materials from overseas sellers. We also find Alibris to be an excellent source for DVDs and videos, which are not available through our primary vendor."
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  Kate Sathi

  Librarian Supervisor,
  Acquisitions Unit
  Washington University in St. Louis
  St. Louis, Missouri