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Subject: Re: Bidding out title lists -- Mary Williams
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 11:38:46 -0400
From: bgray <bgray@EDINBORO.EDU>

I would like to see any responses to Mary's post also. We may be going
through
a similar process this year.

Barry J. Gray
Serials/Cataloging Librarian
Baron-Forness Library
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-1077 / 732-2738
FAX: 814-732-2883
bgray@edinboro.edu

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Subject: Re: Bidding out title lists -- Mary Williams
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 11:47:00 -0400
From: Terence Rose <trose@MICHIGAN.GOV>

Mary,

Do you need language for the RFP or language for the list?  If you are
looking for words and phrases.  A publication I would recommend is "The
RFP Process: Effective Management of the Acquisition of Library
Materials"  by Frances C. Wilkinson and Connie Capers Thorson" published
in 1998 by Libraries Unlimited.  I used the source and it provides a
wealth of information.

Also, if you need to review an RFP, please let me know.  I can send you
the one I draft for me library.

Terence Lionel Rose, Serials Librarian
Acquisition & Periodicals Team
Technical Services Division Library of Michigan
Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries
717 W. Allegan St.
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-5818
Fax: (517) 373-9438
Email: trose@michigan.gov

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>Subject: Bidding out title lists
>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:12:35 -0500
>From: Mary Williams <mwilliams@TARLETON.EDU>
>
>
>Good morning,
>
>In the past, our library posted our list of titles for the next year on
>an electronic bulletin board for bids on a multi-year contract.  This
>was done prior to my arrival and was worded in such a way that only
>vendor was acceptable.  This time we will submit RFP to several
>vendors.  The traditional list has included journals, newspapers, and
>continuations.  Would anyone suggest a format or language to use?  (This
>assumes, of course, that our business office changes nothing before they
>send it on.)  I've never done this before and can use any help
>available.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Mary
>--
>
>Mary W. Williams
>Periodicals Librarian
>Dick Smith Library
>Box T-0450
>Tarleton State University
>Stephenville, TX  76402
>
>(254) 968-9868
>(254) 968-9467  FAX
>
>email: mwilliams@vms.tarleton.edu