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Acquisitions/Serials Division
 Context
The Acquisitions/Serials Division is comprised of the following units: Serial Acquisitions, Serial Records, Serial Cataloging, Monograph Acquisitions, Fund Accounting, and Exchange and Gift. The Division is responsible for the acquisition, receipt, payment and claiming of library materials, both serial and monograph, maintenance of the collection budget financial data, and provision of bibliographic cataloging for serials.
Position Description
- Orientation to the Division The Associate will be thoroughly briefed regarding technical services processes, as well as such current trends and issues as outsourcing and licensing for electronic resources.
- Vendor Studies While working in close cooperation with the Systems Office, create an acquisitions order information database utilizing data contained in the Innovative file. Conduct a survey of fund managers, selectors and acquisitions staff members in order to determine the types of comparative vendor information to be included. The design of the database will also provide a practical method to analyze vendor performance.
- LMS Implementation Assist in preparing for the new LMS by reviewing and recommending procedures to prepare the Innovative database for conversion.
- Exchange Agreements Participate in an extensive review of exchange agreements to determine the equity between agreements and which, if any, should be cancelled.
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