Date: Thurs, 08 May 2003 10:02 AM
From: Terri Boccia (Clark Art Institute) tboccia_at_clarkart.edu
Subject: Re: Libraries selling books?
The library of the Clark Art Institute has been selling duplicate or
otherwise unwanted material on half.com for the past seven months.
Of the various sales sites I considered (ABE, Alibris, Amazon),
Half offers the easiest process concerning payment and adding
material. We receive payment by check every two weeks, with the
funds going back into our acquisitions budget. As far as adding items
to sell, Half only allows their team to add bibliographic records to the
database, so you must request that a title not yet in the system be
added. This can take some time, but I have found them to be reliable
in notifying me when one of my titles has been added. In addition,
the volume has not been so great that it has strained anyone's time.
Good luck,
Terri Boccia
Acquisitions Librarian
Clark Art Institute Library
tboccia_at_clarkart.edu
Date: Thurs,08 May 2003 10:05 AM
From: JoAnne Deeken (Univ. of Tenn. Knoxville)
deeken_at_aztec.lib.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Libraries selling books?
At least in the states I'm familiar with, this is illegal for state
institutions. Depending on whether or not you are a state institution,
you might want to do some checking before embarking on this path.
JoAnne
JoAnne Deeken
deeken_at_aztec.lib.utk.edu
Date: Thurs, 08 May 2003 11:20 AM
From: Ann Celestine (Kitchener Public Library)
ACELESTINE_at_kpl.org
Subject: Re: Libraries selling books?
Something like www.librarybooksales.org in California.
Ann Celestine
Consumer Health Librarian
Kitchener Public Library
85 Queen St.N.
Kitchener ON
N2H 2H1
519-743-0271 ext.230
www.kpl.org
acelestine_at_kpl.org
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