Room 124 - Welcome and introduction
     Carol Diedrichs
     Marsha Hamilton (hamilton.8@osu.edu) (March 5, 2002)
     Beth Russell (Sept. 7, 2001)
     Lisa Iacobellis (iacobellis.2@osu.edu)

     Handouts distributed:
          Glossary of Terms Frequently Used in Technical Services
          Floor plan of OSUL Main Library basement

     Tech Services web site:
          index.php

Room 038 - Tech Services Mail
     (walk by)

     Incoming mail (all monos and serials, except approvals)
     Outgoing shipments (mostly serials, but also uncataloged monos)

Room 040S (ACQ) - Ordering and Receiving
The Monograph Department is responsible for monograph firm ordering, claiming, receipt and copy cataloging; responsible for approval management, receipt and copy cataloging.
     Nick Felt (felt.1@osu.edu)
     Mike Valinis (valinis.1@osu.edu) (Sept. 7, 2001)

     Firm orders
     Approvals
     Gifts

     Receiving and copy cataloging
     Claiming and problem order resolution

Room 040N (TSAA) - Invoices and Payment
The Technical Services Accounting & Administration Department is responsible for all acquisitions accounting; responsible for administrative support to the technical services departments.
     Sheryl Williams (williams.87@osu.edu) (July 27, March 5)
     Ellen Scherer (scherer.3@osu.edu) (Aug. 10, Sept. 7, May 30, Sept. 7, 2001)
     Kathie Miller (miller.130@osu.edu) (Feb. 11, 2003)
     Jean McMeans (Feb. 11, 2003)

     Invoices
     Fund activity reports
     Payment
     Audit trail

Room 030 (CAT) - Cataloging
The Cataloging Department is responsible for complex copy cataloging and original cataloging of monographs; all cataloging for non-Roman languages, theses, non-book formats such as videos and microforms; authority control; database maintenance; and other cataloging projects.
     Beverly McDonald (mcdonald.9@osu.edu)
     Jose Diaz (diaz.6@osu.edu) (Aug. 10)

     Complex copy-cataloging in Western languages
     Original cataloging in Western languages
     Copy and original cataloging in Non-Roman lahguages (Arabic, Hebrew, Slavic, CJK, etc.)
     UMI express theses
     New book receipts - problems
          ex: wrong call number, re-cataloging, incorrect location, labeling, etc.
     Non-book materials - special handling in CAT

Room 036 (SCC) - Special Collections Cataloging
The Special Collections Cataloging Department is responsible for cataloging all materials for special collections only.
     Beth Russell
     Pat Fix (fix.2@osu.edu) (May 30, Sept. 7, 2001)

     Cataloging of all formats for Special Collections Libraries
          Locations served: ARV, CGA, CHA, HIL, RAR, TRI
     Special cataloging needs of materials in these collections

Room 007 (Coll. Maint.) - Labeling and Shelf Preparation
     Sally Muster (muster.1@osu.edu)
     Brenda Goodwin (goodwin.71@osu.edu) (March 5, 2002)
     Mike Crosby (crosby.2@osu.edu) (Sept. 7, 2001)
     Labeling vs auxiliary labeling (special handling required)
     Label production process
     Problem books
     Label application and other shelf preparation procedures
          (book plates, property stamping, etc.)

Room 049 (OSUL Mail) - OSUL central mail operation
     (walk by)

     shipments forwarded from a variety of locations
          (Coll. Maint., ACQ, CAT, SCC, SER)

Room 122 - Tech Services Web Site / Feedback and Evaluations
     Carol Diedrichs (diedrichs.1@osu.edu)
     Beth Russell (Sept. 7, 2001)
     Lisa Iacobellis (iacobellis.2@osu.edu)

     Tech Services web site:
          http://library.osu.edu/staff/techservices/

     "I Am a Book" tour page:
          imbook.htm

     Contact List:
          contact.htm

     T.S. Staff Directory:
          tsstaff.php

     Resources for collection managers:
          collmgr.htm

     Tech Services Department web sites:
          http://library.osu.edu/staff/cataloging/index.php (CAT)
          acqhome.htm (ACQ)
          http://library.osu.edu/staff/special-collections-cataloging/ (SCC)
          serhome.htm (SER)
          tsaahome.htm (TSAA)

     Collection Maintenance web page:
          http://www.library.osu.edu/preweb/maintain.html

I AM A BOOK tour planning group:

Terry Camelford(SER), Nick Felt(ACQ), Lisa Iacobellis (TSAA),
Noelle Lydic(ACQ), Beth Russell (SCC), and Noelle Van Pulis (CAT)