Re: RFP process for selecting a serials vendor Boyter, Leslie 05 Aug 2011 16:57 UTC
Hello everyone, We are interested in any insight people can provide regarding this as well. We are considering exploring our options for 1) standing orders and 2) subscriptions to journals/magazines/newspapers. We have two primary vendors for these item types and I doubt we can get everything from one vendor (though I could be wrong), so we will likely be looking at doing this process twice (perhaps simultaneously). We are in the early consideration stage. So for now, in particular, we are wondering what the timeline looks like. How long does it take to go through the whole process and then get everything switched over to a new vendor once one is selected (we need to get a better idea as to when we should start the whole process)? Thank you for any insight you can provide! ~Leslie Leslie R Boyter Serials Specialist Washington State Library leslie.boyter@sos.wa.gov 360-704-5220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ The Washington State Library has gone social! Friend / follow us at: Facebook: http://on.fb.me/FBWSL | Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitWSL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Lori Fenton Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:26 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] RFP process for selecting a serials vendor This article just came across my desk today: Westfall, Micheline Brown. "Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Select a Serials Vendor: The University of Tennessee Experience." Serials Review 37.2 (2011): 87-92. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 1 Aug. 2011. Might be helpful. Lori R. Fenton Electronic Resources Manager\Periodicals Washburn University Mabee Library 1700 SW College Avenue Topeka KS 66621 Ph. 785.670.1984 On 8/1/2011 3:07 PM, Young Moon wrote: > Hello all, > > Boston College Libraries is planning to go through a RFP process to > select a new serials vendor. I'm wondering if anyone has recently gone > through the same process and share their experience (especially, lessons > learned). It would also be greatly appreciated if you could send a > fulltext (or, an outline) of your RFP to me. Many thanks! > > -Young > -- > > Young Joo Moon > > Head of Continuing & Electronic Resources > > O'Neill Library > > 140 Commonwealth Avenue > > Boston College > > Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 > > voice (617) 552-3207 > > fax (617) 552-1089 > > email: moonyo@bc.edu >