Supply Specification - the Supplier's Viewpoint
A Seminar to be held at Lakeside Centre, University of Aston
Wednesday October 31st 2007 (Registration 10.00am for 10.30am start and finish at around 4pm )
£75 NAG members / £95 non-members for earlybird bookings up to and including October 5th. (Then members £100 & non-members £130.) As long as there are places available online bookings will be accepted up to October 22nd after which please ring 01924 383010 to confirm before completing the booking form.
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Does supplier selection represent a key element in the improvement of public library stock as envisaged by the MLA in its Better Stock, Better Libraries programme?
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Or is it nothing less than a sell-out to commercial interests?
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Does supplier selection lead to homogenisation, reduced choice and an unhealthy concentration on a small number of heavily promoted lead titles?
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Or can it produce a broad, varied stock, better informed by retail trends but still geared to individual community needs?
In direct response to comments received following our popular supply specification seminars, NAG now offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine the supplier's point of view. Four leading suppliers - Askews, Bertrams, HJ and Peters - will discuss their own experience of third-party selection - advantages and disadvantages, problems and solutions, improvements and developments - and respond to your comments and concerns.
This seminar will give delegates the opportunity to:
- explore the selection services offered by four major suppliers
- compare their different approaches to supplier selection
- learn what makes a good library / supplier partnership
- identify the strengths and weaknesses of supplier selection
- exchange knowledge and experiences to find practical ways forward
To register please click here
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