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Outsourcing Library Technical Services: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)
Outsourcing Library Technical Services A HowToDoIt Manual for Librarians - How to Do It Manuals for Librarians Author:Arnold Hirshon, Barbara Winters Outsourcing is a strategic way for libraries to maximize fiscal and human resources. Here is detailed, practical advice on reengineering library operations, how to determine when outsourcing is appropriate, conduct cost studies to evaluate technical operations, prepare formal requests-for-proposals (RFPs) to outsource acquisitions catalogin... more »g and other technical services, evaluate vendor responses and services, and monitor the quality of outsourced operations. The guide also explores the pros and cons of outsourcing vs. human resource needs, and contract management and compliance. Detailed appendixes include checklists for procuring book and journal vendor services, cataloging services, and other technical services.« less