Most campus orders can now be submitted to Academic's online ordering system Collection Manager. However, there are occasionally times when orders should be referred to CAST. An order should be referred when:
- NYP (Not Yet Published)
- Rush or Rush Campus-Ship
- Prepayment is required
- Non-print format (includes videos/DVD, music CD's, Maps, Pamphlets, electronic resources, E-books, other)
- Op (Out of Print)
- Title with multiple volumes/parts
- Free material
- Loose leaf law Title
- Pennsylvania State Government Publication
- Sale item or PrePub material discounted 30% or more off retail price (include blurb with information)
- One time orders of Serials
- Items lacking publication date
Direct Publishers include:
- United Nations
- Polk
- Salem (during first 3 months of publication)
- State/Local Municipal Government Publications
- Foreign language publications
- Museum exhibition catalogs
- Grolier
All orders should include the following information:
- Title, Author, Publisher, Date
- Edition
- Fund ID
- List price (Use $30.00 as an estimate if price is not known)
- Campus Name and Home Location Code
- Annotate any special instructions or processing notes in red (i.e.RUSH)
Orders may be faxed (814-863-7293, attn: CAST) or emailed to acq_cast_team@psulias.psu.edu, or use the CAST Monographic Order Form. Printouts from on-line databases, publisher announcements and blurbs are also acceptable as order requests.