Primary Research Group, (www.Primaryresearch.com), is seeking an author to
write a monograph of approximately 10,000 words on library acquisitions
workflow. The report should include a minimum of 5 profiles of efforts by
academic libraries to develop, overhaul or manage their acquisitions process.
Topics may include but are not restricted to: choosing and managing agents and
vendors. Direct and distributor purchases. Records and cataloging. Shelving.
Bar coding and inventory tracking. Purchase requests from patrons. Marketing
new acquisitions. Small batch ordering. Measuring and improving technical
services workflow. Electronic vs print product decision making. Use of data
from interlibrary loan, repositories, the library website and library check
outs to refine purchasing. Developing data driven purchasing systems. Bill
paying. Purchase order issuance. Use of open purchase orders. Use of RFP’s.
Formulas for distributing the acquisitions budgets.
This is a compensated assignment. Two assignments are available; one
emphasizing research oriented libraries and a second on small and medium sized
libraries. Send your resume with cover letter to jmoses_at_primaryresearch.com.
James Moses, Research Director
Primary Research Group Inc.
2585 Broadway #156
NY NY 10025
www.Primaryresearch.com
212-736-2316
jmoses_at_primaryresearch.com
Received on Fri Aug 02 2019 - 15:33:27 EDT