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Consortial review and purchase of networked resources: the California State University experience
Jim DwyerThe California State University System (CSU) utilizes a cooperative buying program to provide a wide range of electronic resources at the lowest negotiable prices. The System’s…
Purchasing consortia: trends and activity in the UK
Jo Pye, David BallIn recent years libraries worldwide have been affected by an uncertain financial environment in which resource buying has been restricted, causing them to look at ways of…
Teaching about library budgets
Alice Sizer WarnerThis article gives details about how the author teaches about “Fiscal Management” at Boston’s (USA) Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Included in the…
What librarians need to understand about the US Department of Justice v. Microsoft Corporation
Marina I. MercadoGives the background to, and describes, the suit filed against Microsoft by the US Department of Justice in October 1997. For those such as librarians, dealing with the…
Outsourcing cataloging functions in South Carolina public libraries
Mary E. AnyomiDescribes how outsourcing cataloging functions in public libraries enhanced the availability of materials, control costs, and helped to meet deadlines. In the state of South…
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- Professor Susanne Durst