WCSU Libraries

Acquisitions & Technical Services

The Technical Services librarians and staff are responsible for ordering and processing new materials for the collections of the Ruth A. Haas Library and the Robert S. Young Library. The Acquisitions Librarian also accepts gifts of books and other materials for the collections of the two libraries.

You may contact Technical Services at these numbers:

Catalog Librarian - (203) 837-9104
Acquisitions Librarian - (203) 837-9105
Technical Services Technician - (203) 837-9106

Technical Services is located on the first floor of the Ruth A. Haas Library.

Each academic department at Western Connecticut State University is allocated an amount of money for each fiscal year, based on a formula developed over time by the WCSU Libraries. Professors within each department may submit requests to the department's liaison faculty member, who is responsible for prioritizing and approving them. After selections have been approved by the departmental liaison, they are forwarded to the Acquisitions Librarian for purchase.

Reference materials are selected by the Reference Librarian, based on the recommendations of library and teaching faculty. A small general fund is reserved each year for the WCSU librarians to select materials of general and/or inter-disciplinary nature, or of professional interest to librarians.

The WCSU Libraries welcome gifts of books and other materials, but due to space considerations, limitations must be placed on the amount accepted. Donors are asked to discuss potential gifts with the Acquisitions Librarian (203-837-9105) before bringing materials to the library. The WCSU Libraries reserve the right to make final decisions on whether a gift item is added to the collection.

The phrase "In Process" in the STATUS column of the full record display for an item listed in the CONSULS online catalog means that the item has been ordered and received, but has not yet been processed for circulation. You may request that processing be expedited by speaking with a member of the library staff at the Circulation Desk in either the Ruth A. Ruth A. Haas Library at (203) 837-9110 or the Robert S. Young Library at (203) 837-9139.