Acquisitions Services

The Acquisitions Services department is responsible for acquiring the scholarly information resources to support the teaching, research and service missions of the University. New materials in many formats (books, journals, microforms, videos, computer databases, etc.) are purchased and added to the library collections. Acquisitions Services manages the $2.7 million materials budget of the Library.

In addition to acquiring new materials, Acquisitions Services provides the framework for cooperative collection development decisions and processes between teaching faculty and the library. In the area of technical services, the department manages several important processes:

Firm orders
Gift books
Approval plans
Donor fund purchases
Serials
Electronic products
Binding, mending, preservation and weeding

Departmental Library Liaisons and Library Fund Managers for 2001-2002: Library and departmental contacts for adding materials to the library's collections
Bindery: Prepares theses, dissertations, books and journal issues for binding