Requesting a Purchase
We welcome suggestions for additions to the collection that support the curriculum, while asking that these recommendations are made with the libraries' budgetary limitations (mentioned on other pages in this guide) in mind. When reviewing requests, the library staff will look at criteria that include pricing, relevance to the curriculum, accessibility, and compatibility with existing systems, among other factors.
To suggest a purchase, please visit this link.
Contacting Us
The Library Collections, Access & Discovery department can be contacted as follows:
- Fred Folmer is head of the department, overseeing collection development, access services (circulation), processing/catalog and library systems.
- Kathy Gehring is the serials and e-resources librarian. You can contact her with questions about trials and e-resources access issues.
- For collection purchase requests or questions, email our Acquisitions email account; Lorraine McKinney, our acquisitions supervisor, monitors this account.
- Joe Frawley is the systems and technical services librarian. He is responsible for the functioning of the integrated library system as well as cataloging.
- Jana Pietrzyk is the interlibrary loan specialist and can be contacted with questions related to resource sharing. To submit an interlibrary loan request, click here. Emily Aylward is the overall supervisor for Access Services, which includes circulation, resource sharing and reserves. Jennifer Bennett, assistant manager of Access Services, oversees reserves and is also responsible for processing physical materials.
