Library Departments
Technical Services
Location: Room 343, Third Floor
Phone: 824-6497; 824-6536
Staff:
See the Acquisitions Staff Directory
See the Cataloging Staff Directory
See the Serials Staff Directory
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Acquisitions
Acquisitions is one of the three sections of Technical Services. Acquisitions staff order and receive all library materials except for serials. The staff includes the Head of Technical Services, a full-time Senior Library Procurement Assistant and a full time Senior Technical Services Assistant and one-half student assistant.
Acquisitions Functions
The main responsibilities of Acquisitions are to order books and other library materials from the publishers, receive them, and consequently pay for them. Acquisitions staff must perform extensive checking to make sure the correct book is ordered and received, and that there are no duplicates. Staff pay invoices for books purchased and keeping track of the accounts for each academic department's book budget allocation.. The proper expenditure of the budget for library materials is monitored by the Head of Technical Services.
If you want to send an order request to Acquisitions, you may either contact a subject specialist, or you may send us the request through the Comments option.
Cataloging
Cataloging is one of three sections of Technical Services. Cataloging staff catalog all materials for the library. The staff includes the Head of Technical Services and 2 full time Copy Catalogers and one-half student assistant.
Cataloging Functions
The main responsibility of Cataloging is to provide access to each book, non-print title, or serial title in the Library's online catalog. Each title is represented by a cataloging record in the online catalog database which provides a description of the work and can be retrieved by using an author, title, or subject search. These catalog records are either created by the cataloging staff, or located from outside sources and transferred into our catalog. Cataloging staff must then link each catalog record to specific barcodes and enter information about the item's location and circulation availability. Other cataloging duties include: physically processing all materials with correct labels and barcodes, correcting barcode problems with older books, maintaining the online catalog to correct errors and improve indexing and displays, and maintaining the lost book file and statistics.
Serials
Serials is one of three sections of Technical Services. The Serials staff is responsible for all periodicals, newspapers and standing orders. The staff includes the Head of Technical Services and 1 full time staff position and 1 student assistants.
Serials Functions
The main responsibilities of Serials are the acquisition, receiving, and physical maintenance of the library's periodical and standing orders. Each new title is represented by a cataloging record in the online catalog database which provides a description of the work and can be retrieved by using an author, title or subject search. All currently received titles are reflected in the online catalog. Other duties of Serials include: Checking in each issue and maintaining accurate records, claiming missing issues and keeping track of all accounts for serials and standing orders.
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