ACQNET: Does Floating Collection Equal Centralized Purchasing?

From: Duke, Deborah <dduke_at_fortworthlibrary.org> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:57:48 -0600 To: "ACQNET \(ACQNET \)" <ACQNET-L_at_listproc.appstate.edu>

Date: Tue 8 Nov 2005 5:01 PM
From: Brigida Campos (Pasadena Public Library)
<bcampos_at_cityofpasadena.net>
Subject: Does Floating Collection Equal Centralized Purchasing?

Hello folks,

At the moment, all of the articles and anecdotes on floating 
collections mention that the purchasing is centralized.

Does anyone know of [or work in] a mostly decentralized library 
that also floats its collection?

I can't quite see that a scenario like that would be very 
successful - but I am very open to new/different viewpoints on the 
matter.

Our library is very decentralized, and I am wondering if any 
discussion on floating the collection has to have a concurrent 
discussion on centralizing the purchasing to some degree.

Thank you all,
Brigida Campos, Librarian III
City of Pasadena [CA], Public Library

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