Technical Services

Technical and Automation Services comprises the acquisitions, cataloging and system administration operations of the library. The staff oversee the acquisition and cataloging of library materials and the implementation of the online library catalog. The library's integrated online system is Unicorn developed by the Sirsi Corporation.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions staff purchase and process library materials for the Rockefeller Library. Periodicals are handled in a similar fashion and shelved at the Library. The Acquisitions Librarian is responsible for managing the funding for library materials and applying the selection guidelines found in the Collection Development Policy Manual (PDF). Library staff coordinators, in consultation with Foundation subject specialists and the Acquisitions Librarian, select material to be added to library collections. Library users may also suggest appropriate titles. Library funds are used to purchase books, periodicals, electronic titles, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and other relevant materials.

Cataloguing

Cataloging staff create intellectual access to library materials by names, subjects, titles and series and provide bibliographic description following current cataloging standards. Library materials are then searchable in the library catalog of the Williamsburg Research Libraries Partnership. The WRLP catalog is a joint venture of the Rockefeller Library and the libraries affiliated with the College of William and Mary to make their collections of research materials available to enhance scholarship.

System Administration

The System Administrator is a member of the team who administer Unicorn, the integrated library system of the Williamsburg Research Libraries Partnership. This staff member assists in maintaining Unicorn, the library catalog, and the staff interface, Unicorn WorkFlows. The systems team is responsible for software and hardware maintenance and implementing upgrades as well as new library system software and hardware.