SWING Contracts

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SWING Contracts

• VLA 2005 Conference
• Williamsburg, VA
• October 20, 2005

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SWING Contracts

• Library Materials (books audiovisual)
• 23 vendors
• 9 AV vendors
• Processing cataloging
• Discounts up to 45
• Serials Subscription Services
• 8 vendors
• Discounts up to 17.5

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Library Materials Contracts

• Alibris Library Services
• Audiobooks.com
• Baker Tayor, Inc.
• Blackwells Book Services
• The Book House
• Book Wholesalers, Inc.
• Brodart Co.
• Davidson Titles, Inc.
• Emery-Pratt
• Facets Multimedia
• Heinemann Library
• Ingram Library Services

• The Media Choice
• Midwest Library Services
• Midwest Tape
• Periodic Books / Childrens Library Services
• Perma-Bound Books
• Quality Books, Inc.
• Raintree
• Sagebrush Corp. (Econoclad Books)
• Salem Press, Inc.
• Scholastic Library Publishing
• Sound Room Publishers

provide audiovisual materials
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Serials Contracts

• Basch Subscriptions, Inc.
• Black Magazine Agency
• CSMS
• EBSCO Information Services

• Harrassowitz Subscription Agents
• Popular Subscription Service
• Swets Information Services
• WT Cox Subscriptions

Vendor Evaluations!
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SWING Contracts

• Direct web updates
• Contract cycles to match fiscal year
• July through June
• Contract approval at Fall Meeting
• Budget planning
• List of Sole Source Vendors
• Contracts for library supplies
• Contracts for electronic resources
• SURVEY!

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SWING Contracts

• Beth Horn
• 75 Riverchase Blvd 838
• Beaufort, SC 29906
• [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• bmerklehorn_at_yahoo.com
• www.swing-lib.org