Managing Suppliers And Partners for the Academic Library - Couverture rigide

Ball, David

 
9781856045476: Managing Suppliers And Partners for the Academic Library

Synopsis

The modern academic library stands at the centre of a complex network of relationships, commercial, academic and professional, with external institutions. These relationships are essential to its operation, but can pose major challenges to assuring quality of service. This new book examines these relationships in detail and offers tools, techniques and strategies for their successful management and to achieve and maintain quality. Based on successful practice in an innovative academic library, this book offers advice on the pressing issues of: managing suppliers, publishers, outsourcing, e-procurement, library consortia purchasing and working with partner organisations.

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À propos de l?auteur

David Ball MA DipLib MLitt FCLIP is University Librarian and Acting Head of Academic Services at Bournemouth University. He is a Board Member of the South West Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, and a leading practitioner in the field of library purchasing. With contributions from Jill Beard, Deputy University Librarian, Bournemouth University, and Jane Ryland, Academic Services Regional Support Co-ordinator, Bournemouth University.

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