00000ctm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217613440637 Buklod 20200722184744.0 m o j ta 040917s2004 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPD-00516575000 DLS eng DMLUC LG 995 2004 L4 D59 Dizon, Fernan R. author. A proposed Ateneo libraries purchasing consortium a feasibility study Fernan R. Dizon ; Jackson V. Yang, adviser ; Lourdes T. David, reader. Quezon City : Institute of Library and Information Science, University of the Philippines Diliman 2004. xii, 80, [1] leaves Vita. Special Problem (Master of Library and Information Science)--University of the Philippines Diliman April 2004. Libraries in developing countries, like the Philippines, have to find ways and means to maximize their meager book budgets. However, the increasing cost of books, together with the devaluation of Philippine peso, only made the situation worst. Forming a library-purchasing consortium is the key in facing these challenges. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of establishing a purchasing consortium for the Ateneo libraries. This study was conducted to identify the possible benefits of forming a library-purchasing consortium and to ascertain whether the different Ateneo academic library are purchasing books at publisher's list price. The study was limited to books published abroad and purchased through foreign or local booksellers. Library directors and an acquisitions librarian from five Ateneo academic libraries namely, Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo de Davao, Ateneo de Naga, Ateneo de Zamboanga, and Xavier University, served as respondents for this study. This study determined that most of the Ateneo academic libraries acquire foreign books from local and foreign book vendors and publishers; that most of the Ateneo academic libraries are not satisfied with the number of books they purchase annually; and that most of the Ateneo academic libraries do not pay the actual publishers' list price of books purchased. Some forms, guidelines, and procedures were provided to help the respondents in starting a library-purchasing consortium. Cooperative acquisition of library materials Philippines. Library cooperation Philippines. Ateneo de Manila University. Yang, Jackson V. adviser. David, Lourdes T. reader. FI UP UPD DLS LG 995 2004 L4 D59 Thesis