obtainable

adjective

ob·​tain·​able əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl 

äb-

: capable of being obtained : available

obtainability

əb-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

äb-

noun

… account must be taken of the actual obtainability of books that might be desired by a properly functioning library.

—Walter Gellhorn, The Legal Bibliography: Traditions, Transitions, and Trends, 1989

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