Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services

Michelle Flinchbaugh is the acquisitions librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She edits for Against the Grain and teaches the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Fundamentals of Acquisitions course. Chuck Thomas is the executive director of the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium. Rob Tench is the acquisitions and preservation services librarian at Old Dominion University. Vicki Sipe is the catalog and metadata librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She is the author of ALA's ALCTS Fundamentals of Cataloging web course, and works as a trainer and presenter on provision of metadata for images. She served as the president of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (2016-2017). Robin Barnard Moskal is the associate director for collection management, inter library loan, reference and accounting, and receiving at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She is active in ALA, RUSA, and STARS. Lynda L. Aldana is currently the associate director of technical services and library IT services at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Erica A. Owusu is currently the acquisitions and licensing coordinator for the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium. Previously, she worked in the electronic resource sales department for five years at a major library consortium based in Texas.

"An invaluable resource for all librarians, including administrators, facing challenges around changing workloads, shrinking budgets, and constantly evolving technology. The essays collected here certainly reflect my understanding of what is happening in the field, from valuable experiences concerning library systems in particular to good examples of collaborations in acquisitions that require initiative and imagination."