MISSION
We strive to provide vital, balanced, and technologically sophisticated information resources that advance the university community's pursuit, development, and sharing of knowledge. We will develop and maintain collections of print and electronic books and serial publications, audiovisuals, and other print and non-print media, both current and retrospective, that support teaching, research, and community service.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Acquisitions Department, located on the ground floor of the Dean B. Ellis Library, is the division of the library responsible for collection development, new material processing, preservation of library materials and continuations monitoring. This includes monographs, journals, microforms, CD-ROMs and other media. We maintain the library's materials budget, inventory the collections and solicit book and serial donations for the library. On average, we process approximately 5000 requests per year. We also manage journal subscriptions numbering approximately 1800.
REFERENCES
The Acquisitions Department consists of a librarian, a secretary, a library academic technician and numerous students. Questions about book orders, periodicals, or donations, etc., should be directed to Linda Creibaum. Our phone number is (870) 972-3354 and our hours are 7:30am-5:00pm Monday through Friday.
We have an online request form that can be used to order new library materials. Please see our Acquisitions Procedures page if you have any questions about our policies or procedures. If you prefer, you can e-mail requests to Jan Nelms.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
Linda Creibaum , Acquisitions Librarian - 3354
Sharon Griffin, Secretary II - 3669
Jan Nelms, Library Academic Technician II - 2735