Acquisitions Department

Mon.-Fri. 7:30am-4:30pm / Sims 135 / Contact Paul Kelsey / 985-549-3954

The Acquisitions Department is the division of the Library responsible for the ordering
and purchasing of books, videos, cd-roms, microforms, and other media. In addition,
we maintain the library’s budgets, process invoices, process a portion of the Library’s
continuations (publications we receive on a regular basis), and negotiate with vendors.
We coordinate the selection of materials purchases with Library liaisons and University
faculty. We also solicit book donations and select items to be added to the collection.

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We assist university faculty by purchasing books and other items for the Library to
facilitate their research and to assist in their teaching. In turn, we use their expertise
in their particular subject areas to create a library collection that is as appropriate
to the needs of the campus community as possible. We can provide lists of materials
purchased, lists of journals and many other printouts to help with accrediting or
other projects within the departments. We encourage faculty to use the Library Purchase Request Form for Faculty to request purchases for the library.

We encourage students and staff who have any informational needs to contact anyone
in the department (see the Acquisitions Personnel/Contact Information) via e-mail, phone or use the Library Purchase Request Form for Students and Staff.

Each department on campus is assigned a librarian to serve as a liaison between the
department and the library. Faculty should send all orders to their liaisons. They
will pass them on to the Acquisitions Department. When faculty use the Library Purchase Request Form for Faculty their orders will be sent directly to their liaison.

• Collection Development Policy
• Faculty Liaisons Directory
• Request Received Materials