Kathleen Sullivan, Collection Development Coordinator at the Phoenix Public Library, talks about her experience with collectionHQ and ESP, sharing examples of how the tools have supported important collection and process improvements at the library.
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Vendor Selection takes place when a library chooses to outsource the selection process to suppliers. Librarians who use this technique create profiles listing the materials required at their library which are then sent to the vendor. Using the profiles, vendor selectors can ensure that the library receives the right quantities of current and forthcoming items
which meet those criteria and are within the library’s budget.