Add order items
Overview
There are several options for ordering in WorldShare Acquisitions. In general, you will follow these steps:
- Search for an item, collection, or subscription to order
- Add the item to an order or plan
- Place the order
For more information on purchase orders and the different types of plan orders, see Order types.
Below you will find instructions for ordering items using Discover Items and Discover Collections. For more information on ordering and order items, see Orders and order items.
Watch video
| Title | Length | Description |
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11:17 |
This video shows how to create a purchase order, add a single part and a multi-part monograph to the order, and how to then place the order in WMS Acquisitions. | |
| Ordering serials subscriptions | 11:30 | This video shows how to create and place a purchase order for serial subscriptions in WorldShare Acquisitions. |
| Ordering when there's no WorldCat record | 13:07 | This video shows how to create a brief level record for ordering when no WorldCat record exists. |
Add item from WorldCat
Search Discover Items
Add item to a new order or plan
Add item to an existing order or plan
Add item from WorldCat knowledge base
Search Discover Collections
Use Discover Collections to search for e-products in the WorldCat knowledge base. You will be searching for either collections or titles. For more information, see WorldCat knowledge base.
- Enter your search terms.
Note: The My Selected Collections check box is automatically selected. If you want to search all of the WorldCat knowledge base, deselect the My Selected Collections check box.
Use Discover Collections to search for e-products in the WorldCat knowledge base. For more information, see WorldCat knowledge base.
- Click Search or press <Enter>
Check your library's holdings before ordering
Add the collection to an order
Add item not in WorldCat or the WorldCat knowledge base
If you have searched WorldCat and WorldCat knowledge base, and no record matches the item you are ordering, you can use any of the following methods to handle this situation:
- Create a record in Record Manager and use this to create the order item and add it to an order in Acquisitions. See WorldShare Record Manager: Bibliographic records.
- Create a custom Collection and/or Title in WorldCat knowledge base. See WorldShare Collection Manager: Choose your Collection Manager workflow. Note: the custom collection will have to be marked as Customizable to add a title from the collection to an order.
- Create a local resource and add it to an order or purchase request. This should ideally be used for resources that do not belong in WorldCat or the knowledge base, such as memberships, furniture, technology, and supplies. These items can be ordered or even added directly to an invoice.
Default branch and shelving location of order items
