FW: [Publib] what do you call..

[Sue Bowser]

How about Purchasing and Processing?  Those are terms that are familiar to
the general public.  Please not the Collection Department.  That will make
most people think of a bill collector hounding them day and night.

Sue Bowser
Manager, Adult Services
Lancaster Public Library
125 N. Duke St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 394-2651 x117
Fax (717) 394-3083
sbowser at lancaster.lib.pa.us

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On Behalf Of Eric Norton
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 4:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [Publib] what do you call..

We sometimes just use the term "Processing Dep't".  It isn't as precise but
it is a term that is more familiar to the general population.  "Technical
Services" sounds like the IT department and "Cataloging" sounds like L.L.
Bean.


At 02:56 PM 4/14/2008, Linda Dydo wrote:

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your Technical Services Unit?
 
Other than Technical Services?
 
The unit that orders, catalogs, fund accounts, etc.
 
Our Town Manager would like a more intuitive name, one understood by the
average Joan on the street.  Acquisitions and Cataloging comes to mind, but
is "Cataloging" more secret library mumbo jumbo not understood by said Joan?

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Eric Norton
Head of Adult Services
McMillan Memorial Library
490 E. Grand Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-422-5135
enorton at scls.lib.wi.us
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