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Investigation: Members of the Working Group shared and posted respective documentation on dependencies and limitations on Basecamp and the 2CUL wiki and discussed details during phone conversations, and a face-to-face meeting.

Please see "Dependencies & Limitations."

Columbia and Cornell's ordering units depend on external departments such as collection development, Information Technology (IT), and accounting which can sometimes inhibit their ordering processes.  Columbia cannot conduct business with a vendor until they have been set up by the University's Vendor Management team.  Cornell is a bit more lax with regards to doing business with new vendors.  Credit cards are strictly controlled at Columbia and only the Order Unit Librarian and Head, MAS possess credit cards for firm ordering.  Cornell's ordering staff have their own credit cards.  Both Columbia and Cornell rely on their respective collection development departments whenever an order is submitted on an overspent fund.  Columbia must ask for collection development's permission to proceed on orders over $500. 

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