Technical Services records
RG.20.04.08
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
Technical Services records RG.20.04.08
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
Series 1: Administration records, 1967-1987..........................................................................................6
Series 2: Cataloging Services meeting minutes, 1986-2001...................................................................6
Series 3: Technical Services Council minutes, 1984-2001.....................................................................6
Series 4: Interlibrary Loan records, 1962-1994...................................................................................... 7
Series 6: Conferences, 1956-1988...........................................................................................................8
Series 8: Recent Acquisitions publications, 1960-1976..........................................................................9
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Technical Services records
Date
1948-2001
Extent
2.2 Cubic feet 3 boxes
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Preferred Citation
Technical Services records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History
The library Technical Services departments are comprised of Acquisitions Services, Cataloging and
Metadata Services, Collections Development, and Interlibrary Loan. Together these departments peform
many of the detailed processing work for the many materials provided by the University Libraries.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes records from the University Libraries Technical Services departments.
Administrative records, meeting minutes, staff manuals, statistical reports, and departmental publications
ranging from 1948-2001 are all included within the collection.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Administration records
Series 2: Cataloging Services meeting minutes
Series 3: Technical Services Council minutes
Series 4: Interlibrary Loan records
Series 5: Manuals
Series 6: Conferences
Series 7: Statistics
Series 8: Recent Acquisitions publications
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Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
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Series 1: Administration records, 1967-1987
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Administration records, 1967-1987
Annual Report, 1986-1987
Acquisition Policy, 1967-1969
Box
Folder
1
1
1
2
Box
Folder
1
3
1
4
Box
Folder
1
5
1
6
1
7
Series 2: Cataloging Services meeting minutes, 1986-2001
Unit meeting minutes, 1986-1991
Unit meeting minutes, 1992-2001
Series 3: Technical Services Council minutes, 1984-2001
Meeting minutes, 1984-1990
Meeting minutes, 1990-1995
Meeting minutes, 1995-2001
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Series 4: Interlibrary Loan records, 1962-1994
Series 4: Interlibrary Loan records, 1962-1994
Inter- Institutional Cooperation correspondence, 1971-1977
INCOLSA Board of Directors correspondence, meeting minutes, and
Box
Folder
1
8
1
9
1
10
1
11
1
12
Box
Folder
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
documents, 1992-1993
INCOLSA Board of Directors correspondence, meeting minutes, and
documents, 1993-1994
INCOLSA Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1992-1993
Policy newsletter, 1962
Series 5: Manuals, 1948-1996
Technical Services manuel, 1948
General Outline and Procedures, 1964-1969
Arthur, B. correspondence and Library of Congress outline Classification
documents and booklets, 1956-1972
Cataloging Manuel, 1968-1969
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Series 6: Conferences, 1956-1988
Division of Processing rules, correspondence and minutes, 1971-1976
Cataloging Manuel, 1972-1973
Filing Rules manuel, 1975, 1984-1985
1
16
1
17
1
18
Box
Folder
1
20
1
21
1
22
Box
Folder
1
23
1
24
1
25
Cataloging Manuel, 1981-1982
Retrospective Conversion Project Manuel of Procedures, 1984 Mar.
Procedure Manuel, 1986 Dec.
OCLC Retrospective Conversion Project Manuel of Procedures,
1995-1996
Series 6: Conferences, 1956-1988
ISLA Spring Conference documents, 1956 Apr.
ISLA Spring Conference documents, 1963 Apr.
Ohio Valley Group Technical Services Librarians conference documents,
1988 Apr.
Series 7: Statistics, 1968-1983
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Series 8: Recent Acquisitions publications, 1960-1976
Monthly Statistics, 1968-1971
Monthly Statistics, 1971-1972
Monthly Statistics, 1972-1973
Monthly Statistics, 1973-1974
Monthly Statistics, 1974-1975
Monthly Statistics, 1975-1976
Monthly Statistics, 1977-1978
Monthly Statistics, 1978-1979
Monthly Report, 1980-1981
Monthly Report, 1981-1982
Monthly Report, 1982-1983
Box
Folder
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26
1
27
1
28
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
3
1
3
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3
3
Box
Folder
2
6
Series 8: Recent Acquisitions publications, 1960-1976
Recent Acquisitions Series 1-30, 1960-1969
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Series 8: Recent Acquisitions publications, 1960-1976
Recent Acquisitions Series 31-52, 1960-1969
Recent Acquisitions Series 1-23, 1969-1970
Recent Acquisitions Series 24-54, 1969-1970
Recent Acquisitions Series 1-29, 1970-1971
Recent Acquisitions Series 32-43, 1970-1971
Recent Acquisitions Series 1-20, 1971-1972
Recent Acquisitions Series 21-33, 1971-1972
Recent Acquisitions, 1973-1974
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7
2
8
2
9
2
10
2
11
2
12
2
13
2
14
Recent Acquisitions, 1975-1976
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Folder
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Folder
15