Collection Management Matters- Selecting Books on the Side

摘要

Irecently had to explain to two colleagues all of the responsibilities that fall under my job description, and when I finished they both responded: "You do a lot!" When I got promoted to Assistant Director for Collection Management, which included supervision of the Cataloging Department, I had to keep my former title and responsibilities as Head of Acquisitions and Serials, two departments that merged after I was hired as the acquisitions and collection development department head in 1997. Along the way, database selection and procurement, the open URL linking product (WebBridge), and ERM were added to my duties. I also worked with the systems librarian to launch our discovery tool, troubleshoot database and ejournal access, run collection analysis reports, coordinate the liaison program, etc. The department also handles payroll, supply orders, book repair, binding, and government document processing.