At NC State, it is "Acquisitions & Discovery." Best, Darby Darby Orcutt
Assistant Head Collection Management Department North Carolina State University Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 919/ 513-0364 [email protected] On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Deg Farrelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris > > At ASU Libraries, the unit that handles Acquisitions, processing and > cataloging is called BAMS - Bibliographic and Metadata Services > > -deg > > deg farrelly > ShareStream Administrator/Media Librarian > Arizona State University Libraries > Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 > 602.332.3103 > > > > From: Chris McNevins <[email protected]> > Subject: [Videolib] OFF TOPIC QUESTION > > > Hi Folks, > > This has nothing to do with films and video. It?s a library organization > question. > > My library has re-org?ed yet again and my ?team? is trying to come up with > a title that succinctly describes the following activities that occur > within: Acquisitions, Cataloging, Metadata, Physical Processing, Binding > and Conservation. Generically this would be called Technical Processing > Unit but it?s not sexy enough and the fear is that people would get it > confused with IT. I suggested Physical Processing Services but the > catalogers in the group don?t like ?processing? in the title. The head of > this unit is fond of acronyms?this unit was previously called RATs > (Resources Access Team) Whatever we come up with will end up in ?Services? > rather than Unit or Department or Team as its designation (ex. Financial > Services) > > My own thought on this is: Acquisitions & Processing, Cataloging & > Metadata Services--AP & CM Services for short--but it is a mouthful. I?ve > also thought of CAMP, i.e. Cataloging, Acquisitions, Metadata & Processing, > but I think the powers that be would prefer ?Cataloging & Metadata? grouped > together as they are related. > > So guys, have a field day with this?if you come up with something catchy > I?ll pass the suggestion along. > > Chris McNevins > > ___________________________________________________ > Christine Slominski McNevins | ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR > UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY > 369 Fairfield Way Unit 1005AM | Storrs, CT 06269-1005 USA > PH: 860-486-3842 | FX: 860-486-6017 | EMAIL: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed and removed. > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 20888 bytes > Desc: image001.png > Non-text attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 81, Issue 9 > *************************************** > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
