CIA LIBRARY, BOOK PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000300060028-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 29, 2012
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: March 22, 1950
• Content Type: REGULATION

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ORE Office Memorandum - Notice 25
SU&JECTa CIA Libraryp Book Procurement Policies and Fro iedures
i0 This information on the book procurement policies and procedures
of the CIA Library is published for teacorary guidance and aide In the near
future the library expects to complete revision of those policies and pro-
oedures and will publish a revised instruotionso
Ba The Library orders heavily in subject and language oategories of
books that contain a high percentage -- 30 to 4% -- of unobtainable itw.so
These procurement failures result because some items are out of print,
accurate bibliographic information and service from remote ports are not
alga obtainable and fbr other reasonso
5o The Library follows a conservative policy on cancellation, its tiles
containing orders outstanding for as long as two yearso Caaoellation is not
made without the requestor?s permissiono Before cancellation,, items that have
been ordered domestioally are reordered vdth vendors in Now York who specialize
in searching for obscure itemso Books ordered from overseas sources are traced
at the initiative of the requestorn 5 waver, the Library does not have control
over or direct oommwnioation with procurenmnt personnel abroado
4o Chiefo Information Control Branch, ORE,, is a member
of the CIA cuamen Procurement Committee, which advises the CIA Library on
procurement matters. ORE requestors are urged to refer to him problems arising
in the procurement of publicationse
Chief, Administ~ e
Office of repo Estimates
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