To improve service and efficiency the Libraries are moving steadily to electronic options in place of paper processes. This year we have introduced or enhanced a number of electronic forms, making them available from our home page to permit faster communication from our users to various departments within the Libraries. Brief records are available in our online catalog for titles that are on order or in process. Users can now initiate an electronic request for these titles and we can make the item available usually within 24 hours. Users who need material not held at Marquette can initiate interlibrary loan requests electronically.
Faculty regularly use online forms to place items on reserve.
Faculty library representatives are making greater use of our online forms to request purchase of items for the collections. At the request of the School of Education the Libraries have made a substantial ongoing commitment this spring to acquiring children's and young adult titles in support of the School's curricular offerings. Beyond cataloging and adding over 25,000 titles to the collections, we have also provided title-level access to collections previously accessible only as part of a series. Examples include World Health Organization technical reports, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and Vital and Health Statistics. Working with staff of the College of Professional Studies, the Libraries developed and implemented procedures for providing satellite campus students with library materials.