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Technical Services
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What We Do
The Technical Services staff purchases, catalogs, makes ready for use, and preserves books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and electronic resources for Clemens and Alcuin Libraries, as well as Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, the Music Library housed in the Benedicta Arts Center, and St. John's Preparatory School Library.
Who's Who in Technical Services
Administration
- Kathy Parker
- Director. Oversees all operations of the joint libraries.
- Tess Kasling
- Associate Director of Technical Services. Supervises all facets of Technical Services.
- Rebecca Terhaar
- Office coordinator. Assists the library director. Manages supplies and office budgets. Orders equipment and materials for Archives and Media Services. Schedules events. Generates internal financial reports.
Acquisitions
- Ginny Clendenin
- Acquisitions Associate. Orders materials for the collections. Receives shipments. Enters new titles in the computer system.
- Diane Scheierl
- Acquisitions Coordinator. Maintains library materials budget. Orders materials for the collections if they require credit card payment. Pays invoices. Compiles list of new acquisitions.
Cataloging
- Matt Heintzelman
- Rare book cataloger. Supervises cataloging of Arca Artium materials. Contact person for access to Rare Books at St. John's. Also a staff member at HMML.
- Elizabeth T. Knuth
- Cataloger. Catalogs materials for the Prep School library, and some electronic resources.
- Don Neu
- Music cataloger. Catalogs scores, musical recordings, and books about music.
- Don Renshaw
- Cataloger. Catalogs electronic resources, spoken word recordings, videorecordings, and English-language books.
- Janice Rod
- Head cataloger. Catalogs theology, juvenile literature, bibliography, Benedictina, print serials, and foreign-language books. Catalogs materials for HMML, Reference, and Browsing collections. Oversees original cataloging.
- Victoria Weisen
- Quality control supervisor. Supervises the preparation of books, recordings, and software for use by patrons. Coordinates change of location of materials. Withdraws materials from the collection. Compiles statistics on materials in the collections.
Preservation
- Andrew Goltz, OSB
- Preservation specialist. Repairs and conserves library materials.
- Bob Lillard
- Preservation assistant. Repairs library materials.
Serials
- Nicole Anderson
- Serials Associate. Receives periodicals and standing orders. Prepares and makes periodicals available to patrons. Oversees binding of periodicals. Coordinates use of remote storage.
Useful Links
- MINITEX. Information on cooperative purchasing, electronic resources as a consortium, training.
- PALS. Aleph documentation and support, archives of mailing lists.
Contact Us
Technical Services is located on the mezzanine level of Alcuin Library at St. John's University. Normal hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Fax: (320) 363-2126
Mailing Address:
Technical ServicesAlcuin Library
St. John's University
Collegeville, MN 56321-2500