no.1301-OUTSOURCING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

From: Lynn Sipe <lsipe_at_calvin.usc.edu> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:51:21 -0800 To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu

From: Norman Oder <N.ODER_at_LJ.CAHNERS.COM>

We at Library Journal been hearing a lot about outsourcing collection
development lately, ranging from automatic orders of certain books to the
 recent Hawaii/ Baker & Taylor contract.

If your library is contemplating such outsourcing, or you know of other
libraries that are, or if you have comments about other vendor selection
tools (including automatic ordering of series, best sellers, subject lists,
opening day collections), please contact me.

Please send e-mail (n.oder_at_lj.cahners.com) or call me (212-463-6829)
directly. Responses are appreciated within the first 2-3 weeks of
January.  We will honor any requests for anonymity.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Norman Oder
Associate Editor
n.oder_at_lj.cahners.com
212-463-6829