Divisions

While many units in the Library have special collections six units specialize in curating and providing access to special collections materials. These units include:

The materials curated and managed by the Special Collections Division are generally considered unique or rare, are often primary source material, and often need special handling or mediated access. Special Collections Division materials will likely not be able to be checked out but at the same time, using the materials to support your research or satisfy your curiosity will truly be a memorable experience.

Acquisitions & Cataloging Services

The Acquisitions and Cataloging Services Unit creates and maintains content in all formats and languages for all materials that the Library acquires and publishes. We keep the collections vital and current by licensing, purchasing, describing, and organizing to ensure discovery of and access to the Library resources by our users.

Collection Management Services (CMS)

Collection Management Services – Oak Street Library (CMS-OSL) is responsible for a variety of services within the University Library, including the Gift program; the Last Copy program; departmental transfers to the Oak Street Library; the ingest, retrieval, and management of materials at the Oak Street Library; ILL Scanning at Oak Street; and the management of the Oak Street Library circulation desk. In addition, a growing part of the unit responsibilities is to provide services relating to large-scale collection management, whether they be transfers, retrospective cataloging projects, physical shifts of collections, or some combination of all three.

Preservation, Conservation, and Digitization Services

The Preservation Services Unit exists to provide long-term access to the physical and intellectual contents of the Library’s collections through conservation, preservation and digitization. These programs seek to provide this access with an eye toward maximizing the Library’s investment in collections, services, and staff while continually seeking to improve the services that we provide.

Division Policies