ACQNET v4n019 (March 26, 1994) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v4n019 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 4, No. 19, March 26, 1994 ====================================== (1) FROM: Jim Vickery SUBJECT: Acquisitions profession, National Acquisitions Group (33 lines) (2) FROM: Ned Kraft SUBJECT: Handling fee ethics (15 lines) (3) FROM: Phyllis Brown SUBJECT: Acquisitions vs. access (23 lines) (4) FROM: Robert Wenz SUBJECT: Meeting announcement: The Art and Science of Acquisitions (124 lines) (1)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jim Vickery (British Library) Subject: Acquisitions profession Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 06:46:34 -0500 As a newcomer to ACQNET I have been intrigued by all the heart- searching over why acquisitions librarians are failing to make their voices heard. Perhaps the answer is that we are too isolated. Acquisitions librarians are part of the library supply industry, so in order to command attention we need to get together with booksellers and publishers, rather than confine ourselves to library forums. In the UK this coordinating function is largely carried out through meetings, publications and other initiatives organised by the National Acquisitions Group. NAG is an independent group whose members include virtually all British acquisitions librarians and library suppliers as well as many smaller booksellers, publishers and others involved in the book trade. It seems that this particular role in North America is not being fulfilled by ALA committees, the Book Industry Study Group, or the Charleston Conference. So why not a North American equivalent of NAG? The highly successful NASIG arose from the example of the UK Serials Group, which is a sister organisation to NAG. As the current Secretary of NAG I would be pleased to provide more information about the Group. My postal address is: Head of Acquisitions, The British Library, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, England; (tel.0937 546071, fax 0937 546979). (2)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Ned Kraft (Smithsonian Institution) Subject: Handling fee ethics Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 09:39:45 -0500 In response to Jim Mumm's query on handling fees, we have only been able to negotiate our way out of paying handling fees with jobbers and larger publishers. It's the smaller "sole source" vendors or publishers who seem to be dedicated to handling fees. And where's the logic? In the case of a bookstore, list price is established with a healthy profit margin to cover the seller's costs for things like unpacking, shelving, inventory tracking, invoicing, overhead, etc. Are mail-order operations, which is what library sales approximate, so much less efficient that the seller must add handling to the list price? And in the cases where we are offered a discount and then charged handling, isn't that a bit of the old bait-and-switch? (3)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Phyllis Brown (Idaho State University) Subject: Acquisitions vs. access Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 17:44:43 -0500 At Halloween I tried to provoke discussion on *acquisition vs. access* by insinuating that we might be sorry when we found that no one had bought the things we needed because we were all waiting for some one else to do it, and that my estimate was that ILL costs would soon outstrip purchase cost of many books that we would be wanting in a few years. I got one private answer to my offering. That person implied, no, stated that it was not a politically correct attitude to have but that he agreed. Are we all afraid to even discuss the possibility that access is not the answer, at least, not for monographs? How long are the research libraries going to be able to support the rest of us with ILL costs to the lender at $11.00 per transaction? How long are we going to be able to borrow from them at $19.00 per transaction? How many times will be need to borrow a title before it would have been less expensive to buy it? (4)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Robert Wenz (Ohionet) Subject: OHIONET Acquisitions Program Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 13:13:00 -0500 The OHIONET Acquisitions Council Presents: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ACQUISITIONS: How to buy it ... Where to buy it ... Who to buy it from! "Who to buy it from" : North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Workshop on Vendor Selection: David R. Fritsch, Territory Manager, Faxon Company Carol Pitts Hawks, Head, Acquisition Dept., The Ohio State University Libraries "How to buy it": Negotiating with Vendors: Panel: Judith Cerqua, Head of Acquisitions, The State Library of Ohio Mary Helen Hatcher, Manager, Order Division, Columbus Metropolitan Library Kathryn O'Gorman, Director, LRC, Cincinnati Technical College Marilyn Roe, Medical Librarian, Mansfield General Hospital "Where to buy it" Panel: Arlene Moore Sievers, Head, Information Acquisition Dept., Case Western Reserve University, Univ. Library "Purchasing CD-ROMS" Eric Carpenter, Collection Development Librarian, Oberlin College "Hard to find items (general, music, art exhibit catalogs, alternative press materials)" Marsha Hamilton, Head, Monograph Acquisition Division The Ohio State University Libraries "Foreign Acquisitions: The First, Second and Third Worlds" LOCATION: OCLC, Dublin, Ohio DATE/TIME: April 27, 1994 Wednesday Registration 9:30, Sessions 10:00 - 3:15 REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Deadline: April 15, 1994. Since space is limited, please register as early as possible. To register, please complete and return the OHIONET Program Registration form. If this form is not available, please call OHIONET at 614/486-2966 or 800/686-8975 to request one. TELEPHONE REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Send complete forms to OHIONET by mail or FAX, 614/486-1527. FEES: OHIONET members (all categories): $ 45.00 per person Non-OHIONET members: $ 55.00 per person on a space-available basis Fees do not include lunch. The OCLC cafeteria will be open. ------------------------Cut here---------------------------- OHIONET Program Registration Form THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ACQUISITIONS April 27, 1994 Library: OCLC Symbol: Phone: Address: Name of registrant(s) [ ] Check is enclosed (non-members must prepay) Amount enclosed: $ [ ] Invoice library FEES: OHIONET members (all categories): $ 45.00 per person Non-OHIONET members: $ 55.00 per person on a space-available basis Fees do not include lunch. The OCLC cafeteria will be open. Registrations must be received by April 15, 1994. Special cancellation policy for this workshop: There is no penalty for cancellation by April 15, 1994. In the event that a registrant cannot attend the workshop, the registrant must find a replacement for his/her space, because fees are not refundable after that date. OHIONET cannot take responsibility to fill vacant spots. We will, however, keep a waiting list if there is sufficient demand and try to fill empty spots as needed. If you register and you or a replacement cannot attend, your library is still responsible for the full fee. Send form to: OHIONET Program Registration, 1500 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43221-3975; or send by FAX to 614/486-1527. ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 4, No. 19 ****** END OF FILE ******