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Both Columbia and Cornell handle similar material, process priority and non-priority orders, and receive them in similar ways.  However, there are significant differences in policies, practices and workflows between the two institutions and some of these are inherent in the systems utilized to ingest and place orders.  Columbia utilizes GOBI as its main discovery, selection and ordering tool for domestic and UK imprints that are not specialized material, e.g., fine art and architecture and music scores.  The POOF is primarily used by selectors to submit orders, then OAR staff enter the orders directly into Voyager after ingesting the record using WorldCat's Connexion.  OAR Unit staff are authorized to approve purchase orders in Voyager and are reviewed by the Order Unit Librarian or Head, MAS before they are forwarded to vendors.  Cornell does not use GOBI in the same manner as Columbia.  Cornell's primary discovery, selection and ordering tool is WCS, though increasingly, Cornell selectors are using POOF to submit orders to Cornell's LTS. The daily approval of new orders at Cornell is performed as an activity discreet from the creation of orders activity.  Not all Cornell ordering staff handle the daily approval function, but there are currently 5-6 staff across AATS who are trained to do it.  Cornell ordering staff use a carefully maintained spreadsheet to determine or change vendor selection when appropriate.

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