Amazon.com vs. EBSCO's GOBI Library Solutions: Evaluating New and Used Book Vendors While Building a Diverse Collection

被引：0

作者：

Michalak, Russell ^{[1
]}

Rysavy, Monica D. T. ^{[2
]}

Dawes, Trevor A. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Goldey Beacom Coll, Arch & Learning Ctr, Hirons Lib, Wilmington, DE USA

[2] Goldey Beacom Coll, Off Inst Res & Training, Wilmington, DE USA

[3] Univ Delaware, Museum & Press, May Morris Lib, Newark, DE USA

来源：

TECHNICAL SERVICES QUARTERLY | 2019年 / 36卷 / 01期

关键词：

Retailor relationships; academic libraries; vendor relationships; acquisitions; diverse collections; collection assessment; PRINT;

D O I：

10.1080/07317131.2018.1532057

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

This article will share a small college's comparison of the benefits and challenges that occurred when ordering a curated list of new and used print books from EBSCO's GOBI Library Solutions, a traditional book jobber, instead of Amazon.com, a book retailer. The researchers analyzed the acquisition process, final purchase cost, and reconciliation workflow between the two vendors. Results from this study revealed a 3.1% final cost difference between the two vendors. Additionally, this case study addressed the workflow undertaken to build a curated list of new and used LGBTQ and Title IX print books. This research contributed to the literature as scholarship that compared titles in academic libraries between one subject area, gender studies, in combination with an assessment of the collection development, acquisition, and ordering software tools provided to academic libraries from a traditional book jobber and a book retailer was scant.

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页码：18 / 43

页数：26