Technical Services

Overview

The Technical Services area of Fondren Library comprises three departments:

• Acquisitions
• Cataloging and Metadata Services
• Preservation Services

Not open to the general public, these three units work behind the scenes to perform a multitude of essential functions.

Our Services

• Purchasing and receiving materials chosen by Collection Development librarians
• Adding records to the catalog when materials are ordered
• Cataloging items when they arrive
• Maintaining the online catalog
• Receiving and binding of periodicals
• Maintaining electronic journals
• Processing of theses and dissertations
• Maintaining the collection
• Preserving the entire collection
• Participating in digital library projects
• Licensing materials