The RFP Process: Effective Management of the Acquisition of Library Materials / Edition 1

by Frances C. Wilkinson, Connie Capers Thorson

Overview

This comprehensive presentation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process shows librarians how to successfully prepare RFPs when determining which vendors to use for purchasing library materials. Contending that the straight bid process, where only costs and discount rates are considered, does not offer the best options for libraries, the authors provide information on every facet of the RFP process—from philosophical and pragmatic reasons for writing an RFP to evaluation of responses and awarding of contracts to transferring titles and evaluation of vendor services and products. All of the material in this book can be transferred to any kind of RFP for any kind of library materials. Special features include chapters on the acquisition of specialized materials (e.g., science, technology, fine arts) and foreign materials, and specific information on electronic/automated services. Appendixes contain samples of the cover letter, questions for various sections and types of RFPs, and evaluation criteria

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563084812
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/15/1998
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

FRANCES C. WILKINSON is Director, Acquisitions and Serials Department, General Library, and Associate Professor of Librarianship, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Editorial Reviews

On the need for, design and use of requests for proposal. Covers the supply of books against firm and standing orders, on approval plans, and on journal subscriptions. Cites needs & wants that might escape the beginner. Seven of the eight contributors are or have been at Zimmerman Library of the U. of New Mexico; a broader range of experience might have yeilded greater diversity. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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