Dear serials librarians,

Apologies in advance if you have dealt with this question in the past.  I
have just joined the list for the purpose of asking this question.  (I am
not a serials librarian but could use your advice.)

I work at the California State Library.  Our serials department handles a
couple of thousand titles.  We are preparing to negotiate a new contract
with a vendor for serials and are considering switching.  (As a state
agency we have to follow certain rules when it comes to preparing to enter
a contract, so advice from librarians at state institutions, such as state
colleges, would be especially welcome.)

One factor in our negotiating a contract will be the possibility of letting
the vendor handle the maintenance of online accounts and passwords at
magazines and journals where a print subscription entitles the subscriber
to online access (e.g. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Health Affairs.)

What I am hoping you can help me with is to provide me with language used
in an RFP (Request for Proposal), asking for this service from a vendor -
language which would be suitable for the contract.

Is anybody getting this from a vendor?

Thanks for your assistance.

Rory Litwin

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Rory Litwin
California Research Bureau, California State Library
900 N St Suite 300, PO Box 942837
Sacramento, CA  94237-0001
Email: rlitwin@library.ca.gov
Office phone: (916) 653-8952  Fax: (916) 654-5829

Opinions are my own and may or may not reflect those of my employer.