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Acquisitions Department Personnel

The Auburn University Libraries Acquisitions Department is divided into three units:
Monographic Acquisitions, Serials Acquisitions and Physical Processing.

Department Head

Paula Sullenger
phone: (334)844-1725
email: sullepa@auburn.edu

Bookkeeper

Colleen Strickland
phone: (334)844-1709
email: striccr@auburn.edu

Monographic Acquisitions

The Monographic Acquisitions Unit

Responsible for order processing, receiving, and physical preparation & repair of books and other non-serials materials collected at Auburn University Libraries. It includes the Monographic Order Unit, the Monographic Receiving Unit, and the Physical Processing and Repair Unit.


The Monographic Order Unit processes all firm orders for books, media materials, maps, and other non-serials library material.

Carole Covington supervises
Monographic Acquisitions
phone: (334) 844-7765
email: covinca@auburn.edu
Fariedeh Maghsoodloo
phone: (334) 844-7765
email: maghsft@auburn.edu
Christi Screws
phone: (334)844-7765
email: screwck@auburn.edu

The Monographic Receiving Unit processes Firm Order and Approval materials. Firm Order materials are those ordered by the Order Unit on behalf of faculty, staff and students. Approval materials are current imprints which vendors send automatically in accordance with detailed instructions set by the library.

Janet Bandy
phone: (334)844-1709
email: bandyjj@auburn.edu
Juanita Stevens
phone: (334)844-1746
email: stephja@auburn.edu
Betty Bottoms
phone:(334)844-1709
email:bottobj@auburn.edu

The Physical Processing and Repair Unit is responsible for physical preparation and repair of books, media items, and other materials collected at Auburn University Libraries.
Sonia Sieveking
phone: (334) 844-1710
email: sievesm@auburn.edu

The Bindery Section

In cooperation with the commercial bindery, prepares library materials such as unbound journal issues and worn books for professional binding. The Bindery section also handles all incoming mail and package deliveries.

Mike Garrett
phone: (334)844-1719
email: garremi@auburn.edu