Judy - You should call the book jobber you use and another competitor - you'll probably want to get a couple of quotes, so you can get an idea of how each vendor will price the service, what the turnaround time is, and how closely the finished product will match your ideal. Price is just one factor...
Jennifer John Patterson Continuing Education Coordinator Central Texas Library System, Inc. 512-583-0704 x16 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judy Duer Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] Cost of purchasing cataloging Hi Everyone: I am working on budget (as I suspect many of us are) and have to propose alternative ways of doing things. We have always done our cataloging in-house, so I don't have any idea what the cost of purchsing cataloging with the materials is. I don't even know if it varies by materials type or what. Can those of you who do buy cataloging records give me an idea of what the average cost is? Also, how much more do you have to do with the item after it arrives? Add call numbers, barcodes? As you can tell I am woefully ignorant on this subject. Thanks for any help you can give me! Judy Judy Duer Library Director Temple (TX) Public Library [email protected] 100 W. Adams Ave. Temple TX 76501 254 298-5707 254 298-5328 (fax)
