Yankee Book Peddler

GOBI Ordering

Do NOT order via GOBI if the title to be ordered is an added copy, part of a multi-volume set, ident, or anything that will be added to an existing Acorn record. Do NOT order Level 1 or Level 2 priority materials on GOBI.

Do order via GOBI if the title to be ordered:

• is on a YBP selection slip, Choice slip, or is in a publisher's catalog, and
• is a current imprint

Before ordering on GOBI, verify that the title is not already on Acorn.

To order on GOBI:

1. Go to the following web site: (using Internet Explorer) http://www.ybp.com/gobi/login.htm
2. Enter username and password to login.
3. Click on Single Parameter Searching
4. When you call up your first title, the screen will include order fields. It is helpful to fill in your defaults, beginning with the Customer number. YOU MUST CREATE THE ORDER USING THE CORRECT CUSTOMER NUMBER OR THE RECORDS WILL NOT LOAD INTO ACORN CORRECTLY. (The asterisk indicates a required field.)

Customer Numbers:*

• 3350-09 US MUSEUM ORDERS - orders for ARTS only
• 3350-22 US DIVINITY ORDERS
• 3350-24 US EDUCATION ORDERS
• 3350-26 US MANAGE ORDERS
• 3350-28 MUSIC ORDERS
• 3350-30 US CENTRAL FIRM ORD
• 3350-32 US SCIENCE FIRM ORD
• 3350-60 UK FIRM ORDER
• 3350-66 UK RUSH

3350-80 US SERIALS * * Do not use these two accounts at this time
3350-81 US STANDING ORDERS *

 

Fund Code*: enter the entire 8 digits of the fund code.
Quantity*: (defaults to 1)
Initials*: enter your initials
Notes to YBP: leave this blank (use of this field causes orders to be routed for human review)
Location*: Enter the appropriate holding code from the list below for the library (this is a drop-down list):

ARTSO
DIVO
EDUCO
MNGTO
MUSO
CENO
SCIO

(These holding codes are used to generate an item with a current location of ON ORDER.)

If appropriate, you can also fill in the following as defaults:

• Bibliographer
• Subject
• Notes & Holding Code
• Requestor

(These lines map to the 952 |a, |b, |c, and |d, respectively. )

Once you have checked these fields, click on Set Defaults.

5. You are now ready to order. You may call up subsequent titles by Author, Title, or ISBN.
6. When you have finished ordering on GOBI, clip the order slips together with a note that includes your initials, date/time ordered, and the number of orders placed. Once the orders are confirmed, they will be forwarded to Rita to distribute to the libraries.
7. If the title that you ordered was priced in Pounds (GBP), this numeric amount will be what is encumbered, as if it were Dollars. For any title which you order that is priced in Pounds, update the order record once it is loaded into Acorn to show the correct Dollar amount.
   

09/21/2004;mew