Collection Management: Liaison List
Responsibilities of the Faculty
Kimbel Library relies on all faculty members to help in the selection of library materials.
Faculty members submit requests for library materials which support the curricular and research
needs of their department. Each academic department appoints a Department Representative for the
library who has an overview of the department's curriculum, as well as a strong knowledge of the
library's collections. Department Representatives in each College work in conjunction with the
liaison librarian for fielding recommended purchases and other requests to the library.
A librarian is appointed as the Library Liaison for each Department Representative. Individual
faculty members initiate order requests for print or nonprint monographs and forward them to the
Department Representative who authorizes ordering and forwards the requests to the Library
Liaison. Orders are placed by the Acquisitions department. Faculty members must complete a Book
Request Form or a Journal Request Form when requesting items for the library to purchase. Please
follow the proper procedures for your department when submitting requests to the library.
From time to time teaching faculty may assist the library by reviewing and evaluating gift
collections.
Responsibilities of the Library Liaisons
Library Liaisons are members of the library faculty who serve as a bridge of communication between
the library and faculty members for collection development responsibilities in various subject
areas. The library liaisons may field requests about specific library resources to support the
curriculum in the designated subject, offer library instruction, answer questions about other
library services, and initiate order requests for items in their assigned areas. Library Liaisons
review all faculty orders to insure that a balanced collection is achieved. Library Liaisons
screen and review new serial title requests.
The librarians are assigned to departments as follows for FY 2009-2010
Date Last Modified: Jan 22, 2010
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