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Acquisitions Interest Group - September 28, 2006 Meeting Notes

  • 13-digit ISBN
    • Discussion on how we are dealing with conversion
  • Systems
    • Circe/Dynix
    • Dynix/Horizon
    • Innovative
  • Turn around time? Varies from 6.7 hours (one department) to 72 hours (on shelves) to 293 days.
  • Baker and Taylor discussion
  • Centralized Selection discussion
    • Pros & cons?
    • Reactions?
  • Transitions with staff and management
    • How to make them run more smoothly?
  • Pre-processed Materials Discussion
  • Policies
  • Procedures
    • Job Aid Folder – list best vendors, best websites, etc. and walk someone through the process – a how-to guide that all can access
    • Not losing an individuals’ information
    • Initialing and dating when an item leaves each department to track turn-around time
  • Invoices and payment
    • Extra materials – how do you handle this?
    • Shorting payments – discussion
  • Discussion of priorities – getting materials in as quickly, cheaply, and efficiently as possible
  • Communication within departments and within the library
    • Basic understanding of acquisitions?
    • Importance of ordering through one department
  • Rush orders
  • Holding items until street/publishing date
    • Harry Potter
  • Electronic Resources
    • Overdrive Audiobooks
    • Databases
  • What type of materials will you order?
    • More A/V
    • Budget?
    • Mirroring Circ. Stats?
    • Paperback vs. Hardbound?
    • Availability of materials electronically?
    • Lessening standing orders?
    • Information available on databases and changing information?
    • Cost?
  • Licensing agreements
    • Negotiating?
    • Signing?
    • What is included?
  • SIP – Simple Identification Protocol
    • Authentication via library card # and password
  • Challenges
    • Handling challenges?
    • Form Letters
    • Policy Guidelines
  • Training
    • Dependent on library policy and ILS system
    • ALCTS – Online Fundamentals of Acquisitions (www.ala.org/alcts)
    • Overview of what acquisitions does
    • Core competencies
    • Workflow
      • Black Holes?
  • Teaching what acquisitions and cataloging does to non-tech-services staff?
    • Importance?
    • How do we explain what we do?
  • Next Meeting…
    • January 25, 2007, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. @ SWON Libraries Office
      • Discussion of: Workflow, Vendors, New Stuff @ your library, networking, and Delegation (especially what happens when items are constantly delegated up to you)