BYU Harold B. Lee Library

In 1990, the Collection Development Division was organized following the renaming of the Collection Development Division and the reorganization of the General Services Division. In 2002 the division was organized and renamed the Collection Development and Technical Services Division. Directors included: Randy Olsen (1990-1994) and Susan Fales (1994-2002).

Variant names

Collection Development

Collection Development and Access Services

Collection Development and Public Services

Description

Established: 1990

Abolished: 2002

Location: Provo, Utah (1990-2002)

Functions

Assets and Administrative Structure

The division was headed by an Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development who reported to the Director of Libraries.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Harold B. Lee Library (1990-2002)

Later unit: Harold B. Lee Library. Collection Development and Technical Services Division (2002-)

Sources

UA 1015 "Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report, Sept. 2001-Aug. 2004" Box 2, Fol. 14, p. 2-3 (Prior to 2001 the Catalog Department reported directly to the University Librarian; Acquisitions and Serials reported to Susan Fales, AUL for Collection Development; all technical services departments were combined into the Technical Services Division in Sept. 2001 with Robert Murdoch as Division AUL; all collection development duties were combined and remained the responsibility of Susan Fales; in fall 2002 Susan Fales transferred to Special Collections; Collection Development responsibilities were then assumed by Robert Murdoch; the division was renamed Collection Development and Technical Services)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report Sept. 1, 1994 - Aug. 31, 1995” Box 2, Fol. 6, p. 11 (Collection Development and Public Services Division, name; “Bev Norton, Documents Librarian, replaced Susan Fales as History specialist. Susan was appointed Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development”), p. 1 (sic; p. 13) (“University Librarian’s Office [headnote] A. Dean Larsen, long time Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, announced his retirement during the year... Susan Fales was promoted to replace Dean”)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report Sept. 1, 1992 - Aug. 31, 1993” Box 2, Fol. 4, p. 1 (serials review project under the direction of the Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development), p. 4 (major reorganization of University Librarian’s Office in 1993 when Dean Larsen’s responsibilities were restructured to allow for his retirement in the coming years; Randy Olsen became Deputy University Librarian; Susan Fales became Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report Sept. 1, 1991 - Aug. 31, 1992” Box 2, Fol. 3, p. 1 (serials review project began through the AUL for Collection Development and the Collection Management and Development Coordinator; the focus of the project was to evaluate each periodical subscription’s relationship to university research and curriculum support)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report Sept. 1, 1990 - Aug. 31, 1991” Box 2, Fol. 2, p. 3 (“The Bibliographic Department was transferred from the Collection Development Division to the Technical Services Division), p. 4 (Collection Development Division [headnote]; “A. Dean Larsen, Associate University Librarian, was given the responsibility for planning a major addition to the library. He also retained responsibility for special displays, publications and special events. Randy Olsen was appointed the Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development and Public Services. Three librarians were assigned as coordinators to assist Randy Olsen in administering the division. Julene Butler was appointed the Library Use Instruction Coordinator, Susan Fales the Collection Development Coordinator, and Donald Howard the Reference Services Coordinator”; History/Religion Dept. under Collection Development; Interlibrary Loan under Collection Development and Public Services Division), p. 5 (Asian Library program, Current Periodicals/Course Reserve, Learning Resource Centers, and Microforms and Genealogy Dept. all transferred to the Collection Development and Public Services Division), p. 29 (Microforms and Genealogy Dept. merged with History and Religion Department), p. 30 (the creation of the Collection Development Coordinator and Reference Services Coordinator in addition to the pre-existing Bibliographic Instruction Coordinator; these coordinators were to be primarily operational managers with responsibility for evaluating services, planning new services, training employees, and maintaining policy manuals), p. 32 (Associate University Librarian was responsible for mentoring the Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development), organizational chart (included within Collection Development and Public Services Division were the following: Social Science, Documents and Maps, Tanner Library, Science and Technology, Monte L. Bean Museum, History and Religion, Humanities and Fine Arts, and General Reference), organizational chart (Collections and Access Services, variant name), organizational chart (Collection Development and Access Services, variant name; Social Science Dept., Documents and Maps Dept., Learning Resource Centers, Science Dept., General Reference Dept., History and Religion Dept., Humanities and Arts Dept., Business and Economics Dept.; work with Automations Coordinator; Library Use Instruction Coordinator [ed. possibly variant name for Bibliographic Instruction Coordinator?]; Interlibrary Loan; Current Periodicals Course Reserve)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2012-

Creator: ARC