Books

Filling in the Book Request Form is the only requirement for making purchase suggestions for books.

Textbooks for the Reserve Section can only be requested by METU academic staff. Please fill in the form for purchasing textbooks. Please note that one textbook is purchased for every 40 students.

• You can browse Global Books in Print or amazon.com to follow the publications which includes new releases of your area of interest.
• You can browse the following adresses for Turkish books:  ideefixe, antoloji, pandora, netkitap, among others.
• The decision as to whether a suggested book will or will not be purchased by the Library will be passed on by e-mail to the member of staff who made the suggestion.
• You can send an e-mail to the Acquisitions Department with your suggestions and questions about book requests.
• Public Tender Law is used for the purchase of books by METU Library. Therefore, ordered books reach the Library in approximately 4 months.

Important Information

• Before making book suggestions, you need to check the availability of the book in the Library Catalogue.
• You can write notes on the Book Request Form specifying the particular copy, edition, volume, and so on.
• While you are filling in the Book Request Form, please use Turkish characters.
• Surname, name, barcode and PIN information must be written on the Book Request Form. Otherwise, the requests are not evaluated by the Library.

Databases and Print Journals

Print journals, and electronic databases, which you suggest should be subscribed for the library collection. Subscriptions are dependent on appropriateness for the collection(s) and the availability of funds. Subscription suggestions can be made by all METU faculty, staff, and students. All suggestions are taken into consideration by the Library at the end of the year, but the Library cannot guarantee that all suggested material will be acquired. Please use the Journal / Database Request Form to suggest database and print journals subscriptions for the Library's collection.