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ALIA CIPS
Co-operative Information Purchasing Services [CIPS] for
ALIA institutional members ALIA, in partnership with ALDIS
Associates Pty Ltd, offers ALIA CIPS to our institutional members. ALIA CIPS
(Co-operative Information Purchasing Services) provides enhanced and
cost-effective access to information resources through co-operation among ALIA
members for the benefit of their user communities. The service will deliver
expertise in vendor negotiations, assistance in forming buying groups,
exclusive vendor offers, administration of subscriptions and networking
opportunities. .
Buying groups, exclusive vendor offers, administrative
support and networking ALIA CIPS establishes co-operative buying
groups among members and negotiates pricing and licensing for these
co-operative groups. It provides exclusive vendor offers for ALIA CIPS
members. Administrative support for ALIA CIPS members includes
administration of subscriptions and providing separate invoicing for each
participant, managing trials, disseminating usage statistics and arranging
training. ALIA CIPS is an avenue for networking and information sharing
about information resources, collection development and industry developments.
Quality and affordable information resources
ALIA CIPS gives access to expertise in researching vendor offers and
negotiating with vendors. It gives access to an affordable and broader range of
information resources. ALIA CIPS reduces your information costs and saves
you time and money in researching and negotiating for information resources.
Through ALIA CIPS like-minded libraries and information services are able
to establish co-operative collection development policies and to share and
maximise resources. ALIA CIPS especially benefits smaller libraries and
information services and those from the special libraries sector.
More information: Susan Magnay Manager, planning policy
Australian Library and Information Association
susan.magnay@alia.org.au.nospam
(remove the '.nospam' from address) ph 02 6215 8225 |