(Revised October 2004) Section 4.C
The university maintains a Purchasing Warehouse on Kooser Drive (across from Extension Distribution Center) that disposes of excess university property. County extension offices may obtain items for free or at a nominal cost. Generally the inventory consists of items such as excess computer and electrical equipment, scrap metal, library books etc. Occasionally, a small amount of older office furniture is available. The warehouse is open on Wednesdays only, from 12 to 3 p.m. To find out what is available at the Purchasing Warehouse, call (515) 294-5535.
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The University Book Store carries all required and recommended textbooks for class use, as well as books for reference and general reading. Books not in stock can usually be special ordered. The book store carries office supplies and some computer supplies. The University Book Store is located at the Memorial Union. For general book information, call (515) 294-0244; for customer service, call (515) 294-5684. Use the Web link to check out your needs and order online: http://www.ubs.iastate.edu/
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County extension offices may purchase supplies that are stocked by Central Stores. Check out their online Catalog. Items most commonly purchased through Central Stores include paper, toner cartridges or office furniture such as desks, chairs, and filing cabinets. Central Stores will charge purchased items to Accounts Receivable. Purchases are limited to those items carried by Central Stores. The Central Stores' warehouse is located in the General Services Building (formerly called the Physical Plant). For more information, contact Norm Hill, manager, at (515) 294-5752. Central Stores can deliver free to nearly all parts of the state through the DOT. If it isn't in the catalog, give Norm a call. They can special order items for you.
Note: Multiple pieces of new office furniture cannot be ordered through ISU Purchasing since county offices do not have ISU account numbers. Counties can only purchase from the university when the item can be charged to Accounts Receivable.
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Ordering information is available online at http://pubs.extension.iastate.edu. It is recommended that you place your order online, but they also accept orders via email (pubdist@iastate.edu), regular mail (Extension Distribution Center, 119 Printing and Publications Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3171), Fax (515/294-2945), or telephone (515/294-5247).
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Services include printing legal size, 17 x 11 and transparencies, as well as the standard 8 1/2 x 11 copies. They also offer collating, stapling, punching, folding, padding, book binding, and laminating. Locations: Memorial Union, Scheman, Curtiss, College of Design, Hub, Lagomarcino, Physics, Ross. For general copy center information, call (515) 294-7072.
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The Instructional Technology Center (formerly Media Resources) includes the film library, a media equipment repository, the media graphics center, audio visual equipment repair and instructional TV activities. ITC also provides assistance with multimedia, graphics, or video/television production. For more information, call (515) 294-8022. To contact the film/video library for rental information/reservations, call (515) 294-1540. The center is located at 1200 Communications Building.
Photo Service handles the campus photographic and photostatic work. Their website does have some stock photos of campus scenes. Photo Service is also a source for photographic supplies and processing. For more information about obtaining extension staff photos, see Section 3.C -- Staff Marketing Items. Photo Service is located in the Communications Building.
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Extension has established a number of telephone hotlines, many toll-free, to provide answers and support to Iowans. For a current list, go to: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/General/tollfree.html
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The University maintains a fleet of vehicles that are available to faculty and staff under short or long term rental agreement. These include sedans, station wagons, 7-passenger, 9-passenger and 15-passenger vans. Vehicles are for official business only and are to be used by authorized faculty and staff. Vehicles must be reserved well in advance of actual need. See the Iowa State University Office Procedure guide for further information, or call Transportation Services at (515) 294-1882.
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The ISU Seed Lab performs germination and purity analyses. Sample submission bags can be ordered from the seed lab and forms from Publication Distribution. Their address is: ISU Seed Lab; Seed Science Center - ISU; Ames, IA 50011-3171 (515) 294-6821
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Vials for mailing in insect samples are available by calling Extension Entomology (515) 294-1101 and requesting them.
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This is the source for Better Farm Accounting (orange book) and Your Family Finances (green book) at 2121 South State Avenue; Ames, IA 50010-8300 or by calling (800) 862-6657, or online at http://www.isupress.edu/
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This is the official state water testing lab. You can order kits for clients to submit water tests. Kits are free, but there is a charge for the tests. Check with your county sanitarian or environmental director to see if your county has any subsidy on domestic well testing. You can order kits from the Lab at: Oakdale Hall; Iowa City, IA 52242-5002 or by calling (319) 335-4500.
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Hasler-Ascom is the provider of the postage meters. For help, contact: Copy Systems Inc, Troy Paterson, Phone: 1-800-532-1565, Email: troy.paterson@copysystemsinc.com.
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