Supply specification: a practical approach
NAG workshop
Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Friends House, Euston Road, London
(opposite Euston Station)
10.30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday 5th June 2007
Bar Convent, Blossom Street, York
(York Station 2 minutes walk)
10.30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Registration: 10.00 a.m. onwards
Seminar prices held at 2006 levels
Ex-VAT prices (including lunch and refreshments)
£125 members / £175 non-members
The adoption of best practice in supply specification / supplier selection
is one of the key recommendations for improvement in public library stock
procurement identified in the MLA's Better Stock, Better Libraries (BSBL)
programme, and all library services need to address this issue.
A new NAG publication, Supply Specification: Best Practice Guidelines for
Public Libraries, will shortly be available - free and online at
www.nag.org.uk - to provide much-needed guidance in this area.
Programme
This practical workshop builds on the popular introductory sessions held at
the NAG Conference 2006 and will allow participants to:
- identify the criteria which underpin selection decisions;
- understand the range and role of bibliographical data;
- explore in detail the role of the Guidelines;
- put principles into practice by building model specifications;
- develop strategies for controlling stock range, type, quantity and
distribution;
- identify savings in selection and acquisition costs;
- share experience, successes, problems and solutions.
Course leader: Maggie Sumner
Maggie gained extensive practical experience of stock selection during her
public library career, latterly as Bibliographical Services Officer for East
Riding of Yorkshire LIS. Now a freelance researcher and consultant, she is
currently working on a number of projects in this area. Maggie is the
current Chair of NAG, author of Supply Specification: Best Practice
Guidelines for Public Libraries, and a member of the MLA's Better Stock,
Better Libraries Advisory Group.
How to book
For bookings and further information please visit our website at
www.nag.org.uk or contact:
Jane Butler
Administrator
National Acquisitions Group
27 Belgrave Mount
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3SB
Tel/Fax: 01924 383010
Email: [log in to unmask]
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