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RUSH ordering: Orders should be clearly marked RUSH (to be rushed throughout processing) or RUSH-order only, with the user's name, phone number, and e-mail address, then delivered to Acquisitions, where fund is checked and vendor assigned. Orders requiring processing within one working day should be e-mailed or placed in the Acquisitions RUSH basket. RUSH orders of exceptional urgency may be delivered directly to the Acquisitions Librarian or her designate. Acquisitions staff deliver regular RUSH orders to the RUSH order basket in Cataloging, where they are searched for
duplication, entered in Sirsi, then ordered with the vendor, generally through expedited means such as fax or online order. The Cataloging RUSH basket is emptied several times per working day. Acquisitions staff may hand-carry urgent RUSH orders directly to a Copy Cataloger. Paperwork is returned to the selector on request. Under normal circumstances, a RUSH order should be fully processed within no more than 24 hours of its arrival in Technical Services, and usually much less.
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