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The Complete Guide to RFPs for Libraries (Paperback)
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The Complete Guide to RFPs for Libraries (Paperback)
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This comprehensive book covers the philosophy behind RFPs to prime
readers to understand how to most effectively write them and
provides instruction on navigating the submission process as it
applies to multiple types of libraries. For many years, only large
academic and public libraries and a few library systems regularly
used RFPs. Now, smaller schools, public libraries, and library
systems use RFPs as tools to select vendors for computer equipment,
online systems, databases, and materials. Library consortia
frequently use RFPs to select databases and integrated library
systems. In this useful book, readers will learn more about the
types and advantages of RFPs; the timelines and logistics for
submitting RFPs; how to write different types of RFPs; how to
evaluate vendor performance; the transfer process when a new vendor
is selected; vendor perspectives; and RFP ethics. An appendix
includes sample RFPs and evaluation materials, and a glossary
defines language necessary to writing and understanding RFPs. This
book is essential reading for librarians who need to select vendors
to provide library materials including books, serials, and media in
all formats as well as for those who are choosing integrated
library systems, security and inventory systems such as RFID,
computer equipment and software, online and streaming materials
such as books and music, or services such as digitization. Teaches
readers how to acquire an appropriate product from a vendor at the
lowest price Provides practical examples of questions to use in
various RFPs as well as lessons learned Includes sample RFPs and
evaluation materials Incorporates perspectives of librarians and
vendors with experience in various aspects of the RFP process
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