In August 2006, the Museums, Libraries and archives Council released a
report in conjunction with Price Waterhouse Coopers entitled: “Better
Stock, Better Libraries: Transforming Library Stock Procurement”. This
report proposes fundamental changes to the way libraries procure their
stock and discusses plans for a national library purchasing model. Since
released, the report has generated mixed responses. A number of
stakeholders are engaging in the debate, shaping the future of the library
supply chain, but few are vocal and even less are actively responding.
Talis is actively engaging with the MLA and PwC, which is informing the
future of our Talis Gateway service. Recent announcements from Amazon,
coupled with this report, further reinforce the need for all suppliers and
stakeholders to establish partnerships, engage in the debate and respond
with agility.
The Talis Advisory Board, which includes (in addition to customers)
leading representatives from within the library domain have communicated
their impartial opinion, raised some questions to open the debate and
challenge some assumptions that they believe have been encapsulated in the
report. We are pleased to now publish the Talis Advisory Board’s response
to the MLA/PwC Report, visit
http://www.talis.com/news/press/documents/MLA_PWCBetterStockBetterLibraries
ReportTalisAdvisoryBoardResponseSept06.pdf
We hope you find this a useful contribution to this important debate. If
you have any comments or questions, we welcome you to contact Ken Chad,
Chair of the Talis Advisory Board by email [log in to unmask]
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