Library Units

Library Units

• Acquisitions Order, claim, receive, preserve, and pay for all library materials. Negotiate licensing agreements for electronic publications and on-line services. Monitor, coordinate, implement, and evaluate all collection related activities. Check-in, organize, and perform shelf preparation for all serials.

• Cataloging Inclusion and maintenance of records in the library’s catalog that provide information about resources available to users. Physical preparation of the materials for usage by the public.

• Circulation / Media Checkout of materials Course reserves Library materials delivery Fines collection Graduate carrels Library card access

• Digital Repository Students: this is where you can upload your thesis, or research project. Faculty: post your research and literature here to get broader impact. Staff: post newsletters, key administrative documents, and data. Everyone: please see the introduction for more information.

• Director’s Office Focal point for administrative issues associated with the library Contact point for reserving library meeting rooms, dealing with library facilities issues, and directing inquiries to the right library units.

• Government Documents Provides free access in print and online to information sources published by the Federal & Texas State governments.

• Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery Provide scans of articles, book chapters, or other documents owned by other libraries Provide scans of ASU print journals articles Deliver library materials to distance education students Lend ASU Library materials to other libraries

• Research Support Get help with your research via phone, email, or in-person. Brush up on research skills: Course-related instruction, Research Guides and Tutorials on databases and resources