Acquisitions/Serials Department
The Acquisitions/Serials Department is located on the Von der Ahe Library's ground level, in the technical services area, south of the Reference area, room 109.
This technical processing unit acquires the non-media materials which are added to the library's collections, including new books, print journals, electronic journals, and CD-ROMs.
Acquisitions/Serials staff do not select materials for the library's collections. Selecting materials is the responsibility of the Collection Development Department, faculty library representatives, and librarian subject liaisons. The Acquisitions/Serials Department receives books on its two vendor approval plans. Approval plans are carefully developed profiles of topics closely related to the disciplines taught at LMU. Newly published books on those topics from many well-respected publishers and most academic presses are continually sent to the library through these approval plans. In addition, faculty and librarian subject specialists place orders for books and periodicals throughout the year.
Faculty may request the library order a book, periodical, or media. Place periodicals and books requests online or by submitting a print version of the form available at the Reference Desk and in the Acquisitions/Serials Department. Place media requests online.
When submitting a periodical request also include a justification form available in the Acquisitions/Serials Department. The LMU Library Committee, an advisory body of faculty and students, receives the completed request and justification form. All faculty requests for new periodicals subscriptions must be approved by the Library Committee. The Library Committee meets to review subscription requests in October and March of each year. The only exception is when a new subscription is replacing an existing subscription of equal or lesser value which is being canceled. To request cancellation of an existing subscription faculty must have the approval of the department chair.
For more information, contact the Head Acquisitions/Serials Librarian.
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