Outsourcing+Cataloging

= Created April 2009 Outsourcing Cataloging =  **Policy:** The Faust library will request all materials from vendors to be pre-processed in order to spend less time cataloging and more time on instruction.

 Procedures: The library will purchase materials and MARC records from the following vendors: **Follett World Almanac Scholastic**

Follett
=Books= Price of processing per book = $1.05 Processing for 150 books =$157.50 Itemized List of Processing Services -Electronic Catalog Record -Bar Code Label with Protector -Spine Label -Free Mylar on Books with Dust Jackets $.69 -Pocket (self-adhesive) $.34

=A/V= Price of processing per material = $2.19 Processing for 150 A/V Materials = $328.50 -Protective Case or Cover -Electronic Catalog Record -Spine and Cover Labels -Bar Code Label and Protector -Free Mylar on Books with Dust Jackets as applicable $2.19

Vendor Specifications

World Almanac
=Books= Price of processing per book = $1.50 Processing for 150 books = $225.00 Itemized List of Processing Services -Book pocket -Pocket labels -Date Due Card -Data Disk -Barcode Label -Spine Label $1.50 //Note: Kapco covering costs $2.00 extra for each paperback book.// //Whenever Kapco covering is an option for paperback books be sure and select it. Vendor Specifications //

Scholastic
=Books= Price of processing per book = $1.65 Processing for 150 books = $247.50

Itemized List of Processing Services -MARC record -Spine Label -Bar Code Label .95 -Pocket .30 -Dust Jacket .40 [|Vendor Specifications]

Budget Information
-The Faust library received **$16,707 ** for the 2008/2009 school year. Books, all pre-processing fees listed above, database subscriptions, magazine and newspaper subscriptions all come out of this budget. //Note: VHS and DVDs are no longer purchased through the library because of the school district’s subscription to United Streaming.

**__Additional Documents __** Vendor Contacts

**Created April 2009** //