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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1974
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ101167 |
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- State-Wide Contracts for Library Materials: An Analysis of the Attendant Dysfunctional Consequences Boyer, Calvin J. Bids Contracts Financial Policy Library Acquisition Library Expenditures Library Materials Library Surveys State Programs A survey of state purchasing agencies, libraries, and book wholesalers has revealed that any small savings in purchasing books by state-wide contract on the basis of high-discount is more than offset by the extra time and money spent in coping with inadequate service and large back-order files. (LS)