Library acquisitions

Library acquisitions is the department of a library responsible for the selection and purchase of materials or resources for the library. Acquisitions may select vendors, negotiate consortium pricing, arrange for standing orders, and/or select individual titles or resources (depending on the size of the library or system).^[1]

Functions

• Ordering, claiming, receiving, preservation and payment of all library materials.
• Ordering Process- Library Materials Order Form
• Monitoring, coordinating, implementing and evaluating all collection-related activities.
• Serials check-in, control, organization and shelf preparation.
• Providing management and financial reports/statistics.
• Selecting and evaluating sources of supply.
• Organizing gift and exchange activities.
• Providing current awareness services.

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