2011, March 2 - 6:14pm — carleep
Acquisitions
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Marigold has centralized, bulk purchasing and cataloguing. Marigold consultants do all the selection for most of the libraries; some of the larger member libraries with a professional librarian select their own titles. The Acquisitions Clerks place and track the orders and look after the invoices in the Polaris computer system.
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The materials allocation budget specifies how materials are distributed to member libraries. Bulk purchasing of materials through primarily Canadian vendors achieves more buying power with up to 50% discounts off retail prices.
Cataloguing
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Marigold has centralized cataloguing.
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Materials in a variety of formats are catalogued: Books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, reference materials, downloadable eBooks, large print books and materials in other languages
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New material is sent to Marigold to be catalogued and processed.
Circulation/Shipping/Mail
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Items are delivered “shelf-ready” to member libraries
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Marigold supplies member libraries with library cards and plastic holders, stationery supplies, mailing labels, shipping bags and barcodes for materials. Marigold also offers a book purchasing program for customers.