Date: Thurs, 8 May 2003 8:35 AM
From: Ronald Hardy (Central College, Pella IA)
HardyR_at_central.edu
Subject: Libraries selling books?
Greetings!
Occasionally our library orders the wrong book, or a duplicate book or
media item, which is non-returnable for whatever reason. As opposed to
eating the cost of the mistake, I would like to pursue selling these items
either through some outlet like half.com or Amazon.com, or directly to
other libraries (like a dup-list). The income from this would then go back
into the acquisitions budget, much like a book sale.
Are there any libraries that have taken this route before? Have there been
issues / conflicts with doing this with your business office? Is there some
aspect of selling books online that needs to be considered for a library to
set up an account? Are there any good reasons why we shouldn't do this?
As another option, are there any listservs or online forums for libraries to
offer duplicate materials (not periodicals) to each other?
You can respond to me on or off the list. Thank you,
Ronald Kane Hardy
Collection Development Librarian
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Central College - Geisler Library
812 University - Pella, IA 50219
641.628.5221 - hardyr_at_central.edu
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