RFP for World Language Materials
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Description
World Language Materials The SCLC requires the services of a vendor to supply books and media in selected non-English languages and ship them to the library as ordered with no duplication of titles. The successful vendor will: Have an extensive catalog of current and backlist titles in different world languages Have a process in place to ensure that all titles supplied by the vendor as new are not already in the SCLSNJ collection Provide competitive discounts (include discount information in Appendix A) Provide MARC bibliographic records or reference numbers for bibliographic records available from OCLC Provide consistently excellent and immediate customer service by having an assigned company representative, responding to all routine inquiries within two business days, and responding to requests marked by library staff as urgent within 24 hours Have a successful track record with SCLC and other large public libraries Accept purchase orders and the payment timetable of the SCLC In addition, preference will be given to a vendor who will: Accept orders in EDI format and provide electronic invoicing for the library’s ILS, Koha Provide a file of brief order records in MARC format that includes the title in the world language and in English Provide physical processing of books at a reasonable cost (include costs for processing services in Appendix B) Provide full cataloging services at a reasonable cost (include cataloging costs in Appendix B)