Hi Micheline,

We evaluated and selected a new subscription about 2-3 years ago.  Here
are some papers I read on evaluating vendors:

Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors
by Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Serials
Sections Acquisitions Committee
ALA 1997
ISBN 0-8389-3469-2

Looking Beyond Service Charge: Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors
by Christa Reinke (cereinke@uh.edu)
ALA Annual Conference - 1995
PII S064-6408(96)00033-6

Criteria for Selecting a Subscription Agent
by Rollo Turner
Serials, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2001, pp.63-67

Vendor Selection: Strategic Choices
by Margaret McKinley
Serials Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer 90, pp.49-53

Toward a Methodology of Evaluating Serials Vendors
by Sharon C. Bonk
Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, vol. 9, 1995, pp.51-60

Choosing a Serials Vendor
by Karen A. Schmidt
Libraries and Subscription Agencies: Interactions and Innovations, ed.
Peter Gellatly, 1988, pp. 11-15
ISBN: 0-86656-842-5

Negotiations with Library Materials Vendors: Preparation and Tips
by Janet L. Flowers
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, vol. 16, no. 3, 2003, pp.
100-105

Hope these help.

Barb

barb dietsch | serials coordinator
epa library | unc contract staff
109 alexander drive | mail code c267-01
research triangle park, nc 27711
phone: 919.541.0726
fax: 919.541.1405
dietsch.barbara@epa.gov

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  |SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU                                                                                                             |
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  |[SERIALST] RFP for periodicals subscription agent                                                                                 |
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We have been asked by our administration to submit an RFP for our
periodical
subscription agent(s).  If anyone has an RFP or other documentation or
experiences they can share or can discuss with me, please contact me.

Thanks for any help you can provide,
Micheline

Micheline Westfall
Associate Professor
Electronic Resources & Serials Management
University of Tennessee
Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000

mwestfal@utk.edu
865-974-9489
(fax) 865-974-0551