Our team ensures careful stewardship of the materials budget and strong working relations with our customers, colleagues, and business partners.

The Acquisitions and Collection Development Department (Acquisitions):

• manages the procedures and policies around acquiring information resources in all formats to support current teaching and research at Dartmouth.
• leads the purchasing, licensing, and management of information resources needed for teaching and research across the campus
• facilitates the strategic and holistic development of the general collections.

The department stays abreast of and deploys new acquisition models to provide access to the Dartmouth community and beyond.

Our Divisions

One-time acquisitions

Responsible for acquiring individually purchased materials for the general and special collections, including materials for course reserves.

Continuations/subscriptions

Responsible for acquiring and maintaining ongoing subscriptions and packages of resources.

Electronic resource management

Manages electronic resources across their lifecycle including procurement, setup, troubleshooting, and assessment. 

Contact: library.electronic.journal.help@dartmouth.edu

Financial management. 

Manages the payment, budget, and vendor relations for all libraries.

Collection analysis

Compiles, organizes, and analyzes collections and financial data for internal and external stakeholders.

Collection development

Strategic and holistic development of the general collections to meet information needs of the Dartmouth community.