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Peer reviewedKington, Robert A. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Outlines factors used by online vendors to decide whether to bid on RFPs (requests for proposals) for library automation systems, including specifications for software, hardware or performance requirements not met by the vendor; specifications based on competitors' systems; the size and complexity of the request itself; and vendors' time…
Descriptors: Bids, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Library Automation
Peer reviewedDrabenstott, Jon; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Several consultants address the development and use of RFPs (requests for proposals) in the library automation procurement process, including the cost of developing a request; the need to concentrate on overall goals, not just the document; and the usefulness of the request as one step in a broader planning process. (CLB)
Descriptors: Consultants, Decision Making, Electronic Equipment, Library Automation
Vandergrift, Kay E.; And Others – School Library Journal, 1987
Outlines the stages in the decision-making process for libraries acquiring optical data disk systems, including the establishment of a project manager or task force, feasibility studies, creating a planning document, hardware and software evaluation, devising processes and policies, and analyzing contracts. (CLB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, Guidelines
