Download or read book Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors written by Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. Serials Section. Acquisitions Committee and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors provides all the tools necessary to evaluate vendor systems and services. Continual evaluation is the key to cost-effectiveness and delivery of serials services. The Guide explains how to collect and analyze performance data, compare vendors, and incorporate vendor evaluation into regular work activity so that crisis situations do not force the issue. An annotated bibliography leads to more information on evaluating serials vendors. Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors provides the best approach to ensuring continual high quality and consistent service and access.