Re: [External] sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games

I second Lisa on this one since it's not immediately obvious to some
vendors that comics are essentially serials/cons and have to be addressed
as such (eg. making sure you get Batman vol 2 after vol 1 and that it's a
continuation and therefore on standing order).





On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 1:18 PM Martincik, Lisa L <lisa-martincik_at_uiowa.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Kristin,
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> We often work with our local comics shop (LCS); they’re willing to search
> for items and then invoice us. We also purchase new comics from them (at a
> discount), though we also use GOBI when possible for older in-stock items.
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> Cheers,
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> Lisa
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> Lisa Martincik     (she/they)
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> Electronic Resources Librarian
>
> University of Iowa
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> lisa-martincik_at_uiowa.edu
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>
>
> Please do not feel obligated to answer outside of your working hours.
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> *From:* ACQNET Email List <ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> *On Behalf Of *Kristin
> Martin
> *Sent:* Monday, December 13, 2021 12:00 PM
> *To:* ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG
> *Subject:* [External] sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games
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> Dear collective AcqNet folks,
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>
>
> At the University of Chicago, we’ve been building up our collection of
> comics/graphic novels and video games in recent years. Many of these
> materials are fleeting, ephemeral, and hard to get through our regular
> suppliers. As a result, we’ve turned to using vendors through Amazon or its
> marketplace, and even ebay to find materials. These creates workflow issues
> for us, as we need to pay by credit card, and then reconcile the account,
> as opposed to being invoiced, and sometimes suppliers are not that reliable
> or used to dealing with institutions. (Additionally we’ve had our credit
> card account compromised too on occasion).
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> For those of you who are also collecting in these areas, do you have
> recommendations of suppliers with whom you work? We would love to build up
> some relationships with suppliers where we could send lists of potential
> items, let them do some of work of finding these hard-to-find materials,
> and also be able to have them invoice us?
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> Thanks for any help,
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> Kristin
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> Kristin E. Martin | She/Her | Director of Technical Services | The
> University of Chicago Library
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> kmarti_at_uchicago.edu | 773.834.2702
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