Absolutely right about it being a headline grabbing figure from Mr Coates.
We have got our costs for acquisition to shelf down to about 0.65p per item, through the same mechanisms as North Yorkshire,
Jane Battye
Head of Library Service
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
020 7361 3058
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Tanner
Sent: 31 January 2011 16:22
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Subject: Re: missing millions in Somerset?
"The same book going through a council purchasing system will cost £20
to put on the shelf, because it has to go through so many hands."
What??
If you use supplier selection, EDI and catalogue services, as you
should, how can you possibly add that amount of cost onto a £5.99
book?(Which we wouldn't pay 5.99 for anyway but a heavily discounted
price.) Our books are selected to a detailed spec by the supplier all we
do is unpack, receipt onto the LMS and send out to libraries within 48
hours. This efficiency has been reflected in us achieving E4 libraries
accreditation from BIC two years running. Am I alone in thinking that
this sounds like a headline grabbing figure rather than a true
reflection of how most modern library services operate?
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David Tanner
Manager: Stock and Systems
Adult and Community Services (Information)
North Yorkshire County Council
Library HQ
21 Grammar School Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1DF
Tel: 01609 533814
Fax: 01609 780793
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At the moment I am reading Slipstream: A Memoir
by Elizabeth Jane Howard
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/nov/02/featuresreviews.guardianreview2
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