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Reinventing acquisition process of print books in university libraries

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Title Statement Reinventing acquisition process of print books in university libraries
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Kumar, Naresh ; Central University of Haryana
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Library Science; Information Science
Print books; University library; Acquisitions; Collection development
 
Summary, etc. The paper aims to find the best practices of print book procurement in select central university libraries in northern India, including getting maximum discounts and supply of ordered books, and empanelling vendors. Through online questionnaires, selected libraries' book procurement procedures have been surveyed. Further, acquisition staff were consulted, and websites were accessed to learn book procurement procedures at central universities. Data collected from select seven university libraries were recorded in Microsoft Excel worksheets, aggregated, and summarized to create consolidated datasets for analysis. It is found that five universities buy books from empanelled vendors by setting minimum and maximum discount rates on print books. Vendors are increasingly being asked for discount quotes through expressions of interest. University libraries don't seem to buy books through tendering process or through government e-market place (GeM).
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS)
2022-09-26 19:16:10
 
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http://op.niscair.res.in/index.php/ALIS/article/view/61388
 
Data Source Entry Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS); ##issue.vol## 69, ##issue.no## 3 (2022): Annals of Library and Information Studies
 
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