Library Outsourcing Services

Industry overview american library association library technology reports september 1998.

Library outsourcing services.

Innovative thinking was crucial as city leaders recognized the need for excellent library services at lower cost. There was plenty of evidence to support library outsourcing as a successful model with scores of california libraries operated by a private company for more than 20 years. The library board has the final responsibility to see that its library provides the best possible service to its community. Many libraries have contracts for selected services from payroll processing to janitorial services to library binding to technical processing.

Outsourcing for library and information services. Following the 2001 midwinter meeting of the american library association a task force began to address the matter of outsourcing with the report being submitted at the 2001 ala annual conference in san francisco. One option outsourcing library operations came to the fore. Handbook for library trustees of new york state 2015 decisions concerning the outsourcing.

A library trustee s commitment is to both the physical property and resources of the library and the services it provides. One option outsourcing library operations came to the fore. Currently they provide these services to 83 library branches all over the country. A study for the american library association chicago.

Posted by sureshlibrarian on 26 01 2010. The impact of outsourcing and privatization on library services and management. There was plenty of evidence to support library outsourcing as a successful model with scores of california libraries operated by a private company for more than 20 years. On top of the background information it provides specific model rfp request for proposal contracts for a variety of services outsourced by libraries.

Outsourcing is the contracting to external companies or organizations those functions that would otherwise be performed by library employees. Core principles in consideration of outsourcing. The library has been and will always remain a core public asset to the escondido community. Ward robert c the outsourcing of public library management.

Ala 2000 accessed may 4 2012. Library systems and services. An analysis of the application of new public management theories from the principal agent. They have been providing library management services for over 35 years.