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Academic Collections and Services
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The Collection Strategy Program works collaboratively to implement innovative, data-driven assessment approaches to effectively steward the material acquisitions budget. Members will coordinate with subject liaisons on strategy and budget; negotiate with vendors; and be responsible for all steps in the acquisition process, including licensing and renewals. This program will work closely with the Finance and Administration Program and the Metadata Services Program.
The program will also assess our current holdings in all formats and coordinate the
growth and disposition of the physical stack collection, including gifts-in-kind and shared print programs. In addition, the program will participate in consortial initiatives relating to collective negotiations for new products and renewals, when appropriate, and coordinate all aspects of the acquisitions and collection assessment functions.
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Members
As the Political Science and Peace Studies Librarian, Mark Robison works with students and faculty in the Department of Political Science, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, and elsewhere on campus, to support their research. To connect these students and faculty to the information they need, Mark provides research consultations and delivers library instruction sessions. Mark is responsible for the development and management of the political science collection. He also serves as one of three Scholarly Resource Assessment Librarians. His research interests include student outreach, transfer student success, and "libraries of things."
Mark also serves as the interim head of the Collection Strategy and Acquisition which works collaboratively to implement innovative, data-driven assessment approaches to effectively steward the material acquisitions budget..
As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Barb is responsible for acquiring a wide range of requested materials, including print monographics and electronic books. Additionally, Barb manages the receipt process for these materials.
Maggie Giles is a member of the Continuing & Electronic Resources Unit. As a member of the CER Unit, Maggie contributes to the daily print serials operations including check-in, claiming, and title changes. Maggie is also responsible for the physical maintenance of the Leisure Periodical Collection. As a member of a cross-functional team, Maggie assists the Resource Acquisitions and Access Unit with monograph and DVD ordering and monograph approval plan management.
As the Theology/Philosophy Librarian, Alan is responsible for the development and management of the theology and philosophy collections in all formats, including book, serial, electronic, microfilm, and photographic. He selects theology and philosophy materials for acquisition, performs advanced reference services, and provides subject bibliographic instruction, as well as selecting and organizing web resources in theology and philosophy in order to help expand Notre Dame's digital programs and services.
As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Mary Sue focuses on special collections purchases and coordinates the logistics for large acquisitions.
Trish works side-by-side with the Continuing and Electronic Resources team and the Resource Acquisitions & Access team within the Collection Strategy and Acquisitions Unit. Trish is primarily responsible for accurate and timely payment of invoices and expenditure tracking related to the purchase of materials and related services. To do so, Trish must maintain a strong relationship with vendors and work closely with other library partners as well as the University Accounts Payable dept.
Please see Trish if you have questions about the status of an order or payment.
Carolyn Scearce is the Scholarly Resources and Assessment Librarian for the STEM fields. She is also the subject librarian for the Biological Sciences and related fields, and for the History and Philosophy of Science. She received a PhD in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine from the University of Oklahoma, where she also earned her MLIS.
Julia Schneider is Scholarly Resources and Assessment Librarian for Arts, Humanities, and Architecture. She is also the Subject Specialist for Medieval Studies and subject liaison for German Language and Literature.. She received a PhD from Notre Dame's Medieval Institute with concentrations in liturgy, theology, and intellectual history, as well as a master's degree in historical theology from St. Louis University. She received her Master of Library and Information Science degree with a concentration in Rare Books Librarianship at the University of Illinois. Her subject coverage includes most historical disciplines used in the study of the Middle Ages globally (from approximately 400 CE - 1517 CE), in addition to all aspects of German Language Studies from the Middle Ages to the present time. .
As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Leigh manages orders for print monographs & electronic books, and processes print serials.
