Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 11:03:20 -0400
From: Joan Bueter(Barry University)<jbueter_at_mail.barry.edu>
Subject: ACQNET: RE: Number of vendors used
I have a database of just over 500 vendors. Not that we use that
many each year, but since we are a small academic library we need
to get the most bang for our bucks. We shop the books and buy from
wherever they are the least expensive. We also look for deals on
shipping which eats up much of our budget.
Joan Bueter
Barry University Library
11300 NE 2nd Ave
Miami Shores, FL 33161
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Original Message:
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:54:31 -0400
From: Barbara Dean (Arlington County Dept. of Libraries
<Bdean_at_arlingtonva.us>
Subject: Number of vendors used
Arlington County is a medium-sized urban library with a materials
budget of just over $1.2 million. I'm in the process of making the
case that we can not afford to spread our financial resources among
a large number of booksellers/publishers. I know I'll be asked for
benchmarks.
Is anyone willing to share the approximate number of vendors they do
business with in one year? Does your library put some kind of limit
on the number of sources it works with in one year? What happens
when a selector says they want something purchased that can only be
acquired by going direct?
Barbara C. Dean
Acquisitions Librarian
Arlington County Department of Libraries
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201
703-228-5979
703-228-5998 FAX
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