Technical Services

The Technical Services Department acquires, catalogs and processes materials for the APLS collections. The Technical Services Department consists of the following sections:

Acquisitions/Serials coordinates collection development, provides order and replacement information and manages the serials database on the SIRSI Library Management System.

Cataloging processes materials using OCLC (the Online Computer Library Center) and maintains the bibliographic database on the SIRSI Library Management System. It provides cataloging assistance to libraries, conducts workshops, and provides technical services support to libraries and state agencies. Alabama authors are verified and an extensive database maintained to support the development of the Alabamiana collection.  Gifts, current discards, and some new materials are periodically distributed on a first-come, first served basis to Alabama public libraries.

If you have technical services questions, e-mail:

Cataloging
Janet Hamilton - jhamilton@apls.state.al.us

Cataloging and/or Dewey, Government Documents 
Ruth Evans - revans@apls.state.al.us

Alabamiana
Tim Mooneyham - tmooneyham@apls.state.al.us

Acquisitions
Gloria Norman - gnorman@apls.state.al.us

Serials
Ann Inman - ainman@apls.state.al.us