I have had the opportunity to work with many different vendors from all over the world to purchase materials.  But for the first time since I started working here, I got to go to a shop in person!  Jim Cusick, our Florida History curator, and Bridget Bihm-Manuel, our Florida History coordinator, were able to find some great additions to add to the collection.  It's a great bookstore and I recommend you check it out if you haven't already!

We’re pleased to highlight the following newly acquired e-resources this issue. The links below will work, but you can also access these e-resources in Primo and via the A-Z database list.

The new statewide collection database National Theatre Collection from Alexander Street Press is ready for use.  The base URL is: https://search.alexanderstreet.com/nath

National Theatre Collection: Volumes I & II bring the stage to life through access to high-definition streaming video of world-class productions and unique archival material offering significant insight into theatre and performance studies. Through a collaboration with the U.K.’s National Theatre, the collections offer a range of digital performance resources never previously seen outside of the National Theatre’s archive. 

The UF Libraries now has a trial to the database "Hispanic Life in America."
Just click the link and see the right-side of the page (see attached graphic).  Trial ends Oct. 24.

In the spirit of getting to know the Acquisitions & Collections Services Department, our staff are given the space to share a book, TV show, game, podcast, or album title that entertained them this quarter.

Faye: The Many Lives of Faye Dunaway

Directed by Laurent Bouzereau

Overview:

Faye Dunaway reflects on her life and candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career.

Big Boys

Directed by Corey Sherman

Overview:

A teenage boy's unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.

Devourer of Men

By Nikki St. Crowe

Overview:

I have no friends and no allies. What I do have on the island of Everland is a lot of people who want me gone.

‍So when the Crocodile and Captain Hook reappear in my life, I am in no mood. And worse, they’re unknowingly endangering themselves by asking for me by a name I long considered dead.

Now, not only do I have to save myself, I have to save the two men who I swore I would murder with my bare hands if I ever set eyes on them again considering they abandoned me.

Unfortunately for me, Roc and Hook have other plans, and when I find myself in their bed, caught between them, I have to make a decision: risk my heart or risk my life?

Wicked Little Letters

Directed by Thea Sharrock

Overview:

When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local, Edith--begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, the rowdy, Irish migrant, Rose, is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.

Really Loud Librarians

By Exploding Kittens Games

Overview:

A merciless word-shouting board game.

Think fast, not hard in this merciless word-shouting board game. Start by drawing a category card. Your team will then shout words from that category that begin with the letter on the race track. Move along the track every time you get a word right and race against your opponents to win. This is a simple game for versatile occasions. Play it as a two-player game for a casual night-in or bring it along as a party game for big groups.

The Gereg

By The HU

Overview:

In 2019, an NPR story put a spotlight on “a band from Mongolia that blends the screaming guitars of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian guttural singing,” accurately highlighting the cultural importance and unique musical identity of THE HU. Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, THE HU, Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush, are a modern rock group rooted in the tradition of their homeland.

The Baby

Created by Lucy Gaymer & Sian Robins-Grace

Overview:

38-year-old Natasha is furious that her closest friends are all having babies. When she suddenly finds herself with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes and twists itself into a bizarre horror show.

We recently received a good question -

"Do you have a way of knowing if an Ebook has a listening option?  Or do you have vendors that provide it?  One of the student's accommodations is read aloud."

Jason Heckathorn responded: 
Thanks for this, it is an important question. In reviewing ProQuest Ebook Central's help documentation, there is a mention of using a screen reader to read the book content (link and text below). I followed those instructions and found it under my Profile > Accessibility Settings.
ProQuest Ebook Central - Help
I use a screen reader. what do I need to do in order for it to read all the book content? You can enable Text Only Mode. With Text Only Mode, PDF books are presented as plain text instead of images, which can result in accessibility limitations like headings, images, and charts being omitted from the book. Other functions are optimized for screen reader users, such as creating notes or searching within the book, but highlights are not supported in Text Only Mode. You can enable or disable Text Only Mode on your Profile page. If you use a screen reader - such as JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver - instructions to turn on Text Only Mode are provided when you open a book.

In terms of audiobooks, I have asked our library community a couple of times if there was interest but have yet to hear back from anyone.

Acquisitions recently took a field trip to the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center.  We received a tour of the facility, had a discussion about collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, collection management, and even had some tasty snacks!  Thank you to Jane O'Connell, Liz Hilkin, Patti Morgan, and Jessica Joseph for being such wonderful hosts!  

Do you know when to mark an item "rush" on the AcqOrder form?
Here are some examples:
- If a student, staff, or faculty needs it.
- If it is for an exhibition.
- If it is needed for a class, presentation, speaker, conference, or other event.  
- Course reserves and books on demand are always marked rush.
- If it is going in a display.
- We also often treat one-of-a-kind items like rare purchases as rushes because they may not be available for long, or there may be competition from other universities to purchase the material.
- Auction purchases are also considered rush because of the timely nature that bidding must occur.
- Sometimes grants have deadlines we need to meet.
- Sometimes if purchase requests are submitted too close to the end of the fiscal year, we order them rush so the funds can be expended that fiscal year.
What else is different about "rush" orders?
- The order form submission gets flagged so we know to move it higher on our priorities.  In a sea of orders, this is important.
- Sometimes shipping is more expensive, especially internationally.
- We may elect to use a different vendor than we normally would so it will come faster (using PCard to purchase direct from a publisher, for example, instead of an established vendor coded vendor we are already ordering other materials from but who has to outsource materials). 
- Rush orders have different notes, stamps, and procedures.
- It goes onto a special shelf into a different workflow when it moves from acquisitions to cataloging.
As always, when in doubt, please ask us!  We are happy to help.