Cheryl Blevens
(Reference Instruction Librarian)
Valentine Muyumba
(Chair of Technical Services)
OVGTSL 2012
Evansville, Indiana
May 4, 2012
“Through browsing collections,
the library can foster reading
beyond the curriculum and
provide contact with ideas to
which many students may not
usually be exposed.”
“What Has Happened to Browsing Collections in
Academic Libraries?” By: Tom Kirk. Library Issues, May
2010, Vol. 30 Issue 5, pp. 1-4.
THEN
NOW
 Acquisitions & Serials Department (7 staff)
Department Chair
Four LA-I’s
One LA-II
One LA-III
 Cataloging & Serials Department (7 staff)
Department Chair
One Original Cataloger
Four LA-II’s
One LA-III
 Processing/Mail Room/Facilities Department (1 staff)
One LA-I
TECHNICAL SERVICES
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Reference Liaison
Acquisitions
Multiple Vendors
Acquisitions
Cataloging
Processing
Circulation
Stacks
REFERENCE
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Field purchase requests
Monitor multiple order
sources
Fill out PRF’s
Update Excel “Orders”
file
Manual duplicate check
Send PRFs to
Acquisitions clerk
Reference
Librarian
Acquisitions
Vendors
Processing
Cataloging
Acquisitions
Circulation
Stacks
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2.5 separate departments merged into a single
department with three units
Department Chair:
Acquisitions (2 staff)
One LA-I and One LA-III
Cataloging & Serials (3.5 staff)
Two full time LA-II’s and one half time LA-II
Phased Retirement (2 staff)
Original cataloger
One LA-I
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Over 50 years of experience leasing to libraries
Fast access to the hottest titles
One click to order
Fast and easy to catalog
Arrive shelf ready
Ability to return hot titles now grown cold
Determining
needs
Quantity
MARC records?
Shelf ready
Signing
the contract
Creating the profile
Preparing the Browsing Area
TECHNICAL SERVICES
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Reference Liaison
Single vendor
Acquisitions
Cataloging
Circulation
Stacks
REFERENCE
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Field purchase requests
Click on links to
reviews
Click on title to order
Click on “list” link for
printed list of orders
Click on “check for
duplicates” link
Click on “Place order”
Reference
Librarian
Vendor
Acquisitions
Stacks
Circulation
Cataloging
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Are we on the right track?
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Publicity Plans
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Circulation stats & satisfaction surveys
Moving into media lease plans
More workflow tweaking
Eye catching signage
Word of mouth comments
Student & staff book reviews
Articles in faculty and student newsletters
Conclusion
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ISU Library + McNaughton = Success!
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Hanken, Tamera. “Basic Values and the Future of Cataloging.”
Presentations from an ALCTS/CCS Forum at ALA Midwinter in Seattle,
January 2007. ALCTS website. Web. January 2007.
http://www.ala.org/alcts/ianda/bibcontrol/07hanken
Kirk, Tom. “What Has Happened to Browsing Collections in Academic
Libraries?.” Library Issues 30.5 (2010):1-4. Library, Information Science &
Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 2 May, 2012.
Library of Congress. “Library Reorganization Merges Acquisition and
Cataloging Functions.” Library of Congress website. Web. November 13,
2008. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-190.html
Odess-Harnish, Kerri. "Making Sense Of Leased Popular Literature
Collections." Collection Management 27.2 (2002): 55. Library, Information
Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 2 May 2012.
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Contact us
Cheryl.Blevens@indstate.edu
 Valentine.Muyumba@indstate.edu
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Thank you!