Cost benefit analysis: outsourcing acquisitions, cataloguing and processing in NSW Public Libraries

In early 2009 the NSW Public Library Network Research Committee commenced a project which considered and analysed the costs and benefits of outsourcing acquisitions, cataloguing and processing in NSW public libraries.

The project developed an informed comparison between outsourcing, in house provision and a combination of these collection management models.

Please refer to http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/public_libraries/network_research/pln_research_projects.html for a copy of the final report and associated evaluation tool.