Evaluation Criteria for Requesting Resources

Pre-Request Reference Resources

Book Requests

Periodicals Requests

E-Resource Requests

Audio - Visual Resource Requests (Movies, Audio files etc. )

Track Your Requests

Students and personnel of Hacettepe University can request resources of any kind and format.

Students and personnel of Hacettepe University who request resources are replied by e-mail in 10 days as a result of an evaluation process.

• All primary information resources,
• Primary and up-to-date publications for new departments or units,
• Sufficient and new copies of heavily used publications, and
• New and different copies of rarely used collections are preferably provided.
• For books whose print and electronic versions are available, electronic versions are preferred (unless the print version is specifically requested).

• For book requests, users can use Books in Print, Amazonand the web pages of publishing houses,
• For periodical requests, users can use Ulrich's Periodical Directory,
• For movie requests, users can use IMDb,and
• For musical note requests, users can use IMSLP.

Users can deliver their print book requests through the Print Book Request Form by e-mail or in-house correspondences, or in person.

Users are kindly requested to search through the Library Catalog prior to delivering their book requests to confirm that they are not already included in the Catalog.

In case that a user requests more than one copy of a book, s/he should state the request on the form.

Print resources are purchased as of the Public Procurement Law. Therefore, requested books are delivered to the Libraries in about 6 months.

Following the delivery of the requested books, necessary procedures are completed and relevant people are informed of the situation.

Users can deliver their print periodical requests through the Print Periodical Request Form by e-mail or in-house correspondences, or in person.

For periodicals whose print and electronic versions are available, electronic versions are preferred.

Requests are evaluated within the subscription period, and relevant people are informed of the situation.

Users can deliver their e-resource requests through the E-Resource Request Form by e-mail or in-house correspondences, or in person.

• E-Books are open for access in about 10 days after the necessary procedures are completed.
• New database and e-journal requests are evaluated within the subscription period.
• Subscription renewals of present databases and e-journals are evaluated at the end of the year.

Users can deliver their audio-visual resource requests through the Audio-Visual Resource Request Form by e-mail or in-house correspondences, or in person.

Requests are evaluated within the subscription period, and relevant people are informed of the situation.