Acquisitions and Bindery: Home
Functions and Responsibilities, Personnel, Online Resources, Information for Librarians
Location
The Acquisitions and Bindery Department is split between two operating areas. The Bindery and Serials Unit consists of Elaine Lynch. She is located in the Edmon Low Library, in the hallway west of the Dean of Libraries Office on the 2nd floor. Access to her office is via either the North or South entrances to the Dean's Office.
From the South (grand staircase or center stairwell), pass Room 206, through the door to go to the Dean's Office, then turn left rather than proceeding into the Dean's Office.
From the North, it's much easier to ask the Dean's Office staff for directions.
The Acquisitions unit consists of Galadriel Lackey. She can be found in the Cataloging Department office, east of the Dean's Office.
Responsibilities
The Acquisitions Department is responsible for ordering, receiving, and paying for new materials (books, periodicals, media, etc.) purchased for the Main Library and its branch libraries. The Acquisitions Department also tracks the library’s annual materials budget.
The Bindery Unit is affiliated with Acquisitions. The Bindery’s primary responsibilities are receiving and shelving new periodical issues, preparing older loose periodical issues to be bound into volumes or sent to the Annex, and rebinding damaged Library books. The Bindery does not do any of the actual binding—it is contracted out to a third party.
Hours of Operation and Getting Help
The Acquisitions Department and the Bindery are open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except during federal and university holidays.
For Acquisitions assistance, call (405) 744-6306.
For Serials or Bindery assistance, call (405) 744-6307.
Contact Acquisitions / Bindery
Snail Mail:
Edmon Low Library
Acquisitions Department
203 Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone:
Acquisitions / Monographs: (405) 744-6306
Serials / Bindery: (405) 744-4126
Fax:
(405) 744-7579