Library Collections

The University Libraries regularly adds new digital content throughout the year. While some are targeted purchases, i.e. backfiles from a single journal title or a small ebook collection, other purchases are much larger in size and scope. Our recent acquisitions from Taylor and Francis fall into that later category. We’ve just added over 25,000 unlimited access ebooks, more than doubling our perpetual ownership of ebooks from them. These include titles from both their STEM and Humanities & Social Sciences collections. In addition we have added several more of their journal archives covering titles in the following subject areas. Purchases like this allow us to provide online access for the university community to important content that may have originally only been available in hard copy form.

Collections and Technical Services is reorganizing and preparing for the ILL unit to move to the 6th floor.  As a result, many staff will be moving their desks or offices.  Here’s an update on the moves so far:

Staff in Metadata Services (formerly known as Fast Cataloging) are moving to the opposite end of the floor near the Dean’s Suite.
Debbie McAlexander, Linda McCormack and Christy Stanley have moved to vacant workspaces along the windows.
Clyde Kessler, Sara Bebout, and Daryl Robinson will be moving later in the month.
Jana Doyle is sharing an office with Philip Young (Paul Hover’s old space).

Tracy Gilmore is in Room 6086 (near the Dean’s Suite)

Delores McDowell has moved to the cubicle directly across from Leslie O’Brien’s office.

Not all phone lines have been moved yet, so please be patient if you don’t get an immediate response to your call.  We’re doing the moves in phases during June and July in order to minimize impact on the workflow.

If you have books or media to be withdrawn from the collection, you can continue to leave them on the shelving unit near the freight elevator in Christy’s former work space.  We’ll send out more updates as things change.  If you have any questions, please ask Leslie. x4945