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and faculty. These groups will be the primary users of professional-level books. Most undergraduate
EE students will have neither the time nor the expertise to read monographs of this type.
Be wary of standing order plans for a publisher series. They can expand and consume ever
larger portions of the acquisitions budget. In addition, as noted above, the academic level may vary
within a series, with a mixture of textbooks and professional monographs. If a standing order seems
appropriate, be sure to check the circulation statistics for the series after a year or two to see if the
volumes are being used. In many cases, usage will vary greatly across the series, and it may be
nancially adv