Library Units
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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.
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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.
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Circulation / Media
- Checkout of materials
- Course reserves
- Library materials delivery
- Fines collection
- Graduate carrels
- Library card access
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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.
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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.
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Government Documents
- Provides free access in print and online to information sources published by the Federal & Texas State governments.
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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
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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