February 12, 2026 9:30 AM–11:00 AM
Zoom
Join the co-chairs for a lively discussion of acquisitions cataloging practices, including materials handling, serials, and a review of cataloging standards. This is an opportunity to learn from colleagues and share effective techniques.There will be one in-person meeting a year.
Agenda
- Susana Leyva, co-chair, Downers Grove Public Library
- MaryKellie Marquez, co-chair, Warrenville Public Library District
- Welcome and introductions
- Processing Tonies-if they are marked with ownership, where do you put it? Warrenville is also generating a video game collection. Same question, what are folks using to identify things like Switch cartridges that are so small, barcode placement, etc.
- Acquisitions - EDI
- Best practice for EDI invoicing with Ingram’s one processing account limit (ADD)
- Acquisitions/EDI pros and cons (MED)
- EDI/Processing Procedures (OLS)
- B&T vendors and EDI File Retrieval via FTP report errors
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New Acquisitions course – TS402: Creating and Sending Symphony Acquisitions Orders
- Acquisitions rollover review
- Serials call number setup
- Catalog Working Group recap
- Next Meeting
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Warrenville Public Library District) - Register on L2
Meeting Documents
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