Back to Table of Contents Reorganization within Technical Services Several changes have taken place within the Technical Services Department over the summer and fall since the administration of the Acquisition and Catalog Departments was consolidated in June. The Copy Cataloging and Acquisition Processing Divisions were merged under Armanda Barone in response to a streamlined workflow developed during the implementation of the OCLC PromptCat service. Xanthippe Phillips who was involved in replacing missing pages and whole items in the Acquisition Order Division was transferred to the Preservation Replacement Division of the Conservation Department to consolidate similar workflows. The policies and procedures of the Acquisition Accounting Division were reviewed by Marilyn Shiells, and that function was transferred to the Library Business Office on December 1st. These three staff members will be available for placing more monograph orders if the need arises.
Memorial services are to be arranged.
This database can be searched by other doctoral candidates to discover others who are working in similar areas, thus greatly enhancing possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication. Although data entry is ongoing by the Graduate Division, the project has already been deemed a success by the Graduate Division and David Szanton, the Executive Director of International and Area Studies. Tracy Seneca is to be commended for successfully managing this important cross-departmental campus project. I hope the library chooses to continue in this direction. Soon the conference papers will also be available.