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