Stacey,
Based on your interest in seeking arguments for keeping Technical Services on-site, I would suggest that you are asking the wrong question. More specifically, you need to demonstrate that your physical presence offers a greater benefit to the library's mission than whatever other plans exist for that space. Interaction with studen ts and faculty is a red herring.
Cheers!
--Forrest
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Subject: [ACQNET-L] Is Technical Services a public service?
Hello All
I posted a question awhile ago asking for examples of libraries that had their technical services departments moved off-site. Thank you to those who responded, always looking for more examples!
My next question is how would you argue that Technical Services is indeed a public service? I found a very good article here
http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-16/No-2/technical-services.pdf
Our technical services department (Acq, Cataloging and ERM) has been told we are candidates to move off-site because we do not interact directly with students and faculty. I am arguing that we do interact, indirectly. What does everyone else think?
Stacey
Stacey Marien
Acquisitions Librarian
American University Library
Washington, DC
smarien_at_american.edu
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