The Acquisitions Unit manages a variety of collection development and budgetary activities in conjunction with technical services workflow. This Unit acquires and receives an array of library materials, including individual monographs, audio-visual resources, print reserve materials, technical services supplies, archival materials, digital resources, and non-traditional resources added to the Library’s collection. Acquisitions works collaboratively with library and department faculty members; various business offices at the university; library vendors, CUNY students, and college staff. The Head of the Unit manages the library’s material expenditures against a variety of allocated material budgets within a given fiscal-year time frame. Overall, the Acquisitions Unit provides leadership and guidance in acquiring library materials by utilizing the library materials budget allocated in a cost effective and efficient manner to build and enhance the collections of the College of Staten Island Library.
1L-107c, Technical Services
Staff Members
Prof. Kerry A. Falloon, Associate Professor, Tenured Faculty/Supervisor, Ext. 4025
Prof. Catherine Healey, Assistant Professor/Non-Teaching Adjunct, Ext. 4078
Paula Drakontis, Office Assistant, Ext. 4026
Constance Lee, College Assistant, Ext. 4222
Book & Video Donations
The Unit coordinates all activities related to accepting library donations of monographs and AV materials, as well as dispensing library materials after deselection. Activities include internal and external communications about receiving donated items, maintaining records, and liaising with a national donation organization with charitable connections. As donations are an agreed upon exchange of property, the CSI Library reserves the right to make final determinations on final additions to its collections. Please see donation policy Q&A.
Collection Development
The Unit internally supports library subject selectors, faculty liaisons, and academic departments in collection building, while managing the library materials budget. This partnership requires frequent communications with faculty. The Unit also provides an introduction and application of collection development tools, while utilizing new purchasing practices. Through the appropriate selection, evaluation, acquisition, and deselection of various library materials, the Library can support the college’s various academic programs and the multitude of library user needs, both on and off-campus. The Library’s recent Collection Development Policy was created through a combined effort by the Library’s Collection Development Committee and Dean.
Print Reserves
The Unit is in charge of managing the funding and expenditure of course-related materials added to Circulation/Reserves, whether individual monographs or video requests. Due to various limitations in textbook purchase options with formats becoming increasingly complex, it is recommended faculty first attempt place their own extra non-instructional copy on reserve or request a free desk copy from the publisher, whenever possible. Faculty can also move a currently owned library item to Reserves, or request a purchase for permanent addition to the collection. Please see textbook Q&A and E-book Q&A.
Print Reserves Requests
Print reserves refer to textbooks and other supplementary reading materials placed on reserve by a professor for a particular class. It is the primary responsibility of the professor to make sure materials are on reserve for their class prior to the beginning of each semester.
Please use the Print Reserves form for faculty requests for new purchases.
Purchase Requests
The Library welcomes the input of the teaching faculty in its collection development efforts for monographs, both print and e-Books, for purchase. Purchased print monographs can be placed in circulating stacks, non-circulating reference, non-circulating archives, circulating K-12, or Faculty Display in the Library’s rotunda for faculty authored books.
Please use the Purchase Request form for new books. The Library will not purchase already owned items.
Video Requests
The Library has an extensive collection of DVDs and streaming videos. Prior to submitting a Video Request form, please use the links below to see if a film is already in the collection.
Donation Requests
The Library welcomes monograph or DVD donations to its collections. Physical items will be accepted with the expectation that they are consistent with the Library’s collection development policy, the college’s pedagogical needs, and are in good condition. The CSI Library cannot accept donated items with set conditions regarding their disposal or location. Please review the donation policy information before completing a Donation Request form.
Print Reserves Requests
Print Reserves refer to textbooks and other reading materials placed on reserve at the Library by a professor for a particular class. Students with a valid Dolphin Card or CUNY ID may borrow reserve items for in-library for a two-hour period. They cannot be taken out of the library. Older textbook editions may be found in the general circulating collection. The Print Reserves Request form is for faculty to recommend suggested reading materials for a course.
Students may fill out this form with the assistance of a reference librarian.
Purchase Requests
The Library welcomes the recommendations of graduate students, undergraduates, and staff in its collection development efforts for monographs and audio-visual resources. Suggestions will be reviewed for purchases in conjunction with the Library’s collection development policy, research and other pedagogical needs
The Library has an extensive collection of monographs, DVDs and streaming videos. Please use the OneSearch catalog link to see if an item is already in the collection. For streaming videos, please also check the Kanopy streaming video platform using the library’s database link.
Please use this form for purchase requests.
Donations
The Library welcomes donations such as books or DVDs to its permanent collections. The CSI Library cannot accept donations with conditions on their disposal or location. Donations need to be brought to the library by the donor after contacting the Acquisitions Unit. Content needs to meet the needs of CSI community.
Please review our policy information before completing a donation form.
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