id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt pipe-0079 Brett Bonfield Introducing Library Pipeline 2014 .html text/html 5114 231 58 $50K book budget at the College of Idaho library since 2011 (converting many ILL requests to purchases, using Amazon Prime for all orders, often providing a 3-day request-to-patron cycle) and using Amazon as our sole book supplier (with accompanying and ongoing concerns about Amazon’s business practices) since 2004. Comments Responsive Acquisitions: A Case Study on Improved Workflow at a Small Academic Library Fast Delivery, photo by Flickr users David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott (CC BY 2.0) In Brief: Fast acquisitions processes are beneficial because they get materials into patrons’ hands quicker. cache/pipe-0079.html txt/pipe-0079.txt