... to provide more for less. And one way they see of achieving this is to outsource some or all of the library's functions to a commercial enterprise. Whether the reality of taking this step measures up to the expectation is another matter altogether. In this book two very experienced LIS practitioners...

...Charles Willett Based on a talk given at the ALCTS/CMDS meeting at ALA Midwinter 1998, argues that outsourcing approval plans to vendors creates a prejudice against the alternative press. Business is guided by the interests of corporate America rather than those of providing exposure to all points...

...Patricia D. Wallace States that the recent phenomenon of “total outsourcing”, exemplified by the 1996 contract between the Hawaii State Public Library System and Baker & Taylor, must be seen as unprecedented and worthy of strict scrutiny by the library profession. Gives background on the move...