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Main Author: Born, Kathleen
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1992
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ451871
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  • Strategies for Selecting Vendors and Evaluating Their Performance--From the Vendor's Perspective. Born, Kathleen Competition Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Acquisition Library Administration Library Automation Library Materials Personality Selection Presents the vendor's perspective on how libraries choose and evaluate a vendor's performance. Characteristics of vendors are described, including being profit-oriented, market-driven, and highly competitive; issues in the three basic areas of service, price, and automation are discussed; and the influence of personality is considered. (LRW)