The UK’s Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Awards “One of the Largest Value Global Book Agreements for Higher Education Sector”
From the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC):
SUPC, with its English and Welsh Higher Education (HE) consortia partners, has recently awarded a national agreement for Books, eBooks, Standing Orders and Related Materials.
The agreement, which will run from 1 August 2017 – 31 July 2019, is one of the largest value global book agreements…
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This new agreement delivers further savings to the HE sector, encourages suppliers to deliver the ebook requirements of institutions, and brings together all the ebook suppliers onto a standard ebook license.
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The agreement has been awarded to 13 suppliers across the lots, and includes both new and well-established market leaders:
Askew & Holts Library Services
Bibliotech Education
Blackwell Limited
Browns Books for Students
Casalini Libri SpA
Dawson Books Ltd
EBSCO International Inc
John Smith & Son Group
Kortext
Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co
ProQuest LLC
Wordery.com Ltd
Sustainability is also an important part of this agreement with all suppliers assessed on sustainability practices and most offering re-use, recycling and disposal schemes.
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See Also: Books, E-books, Standing Orders and Related Material – Inter-regional Agreement (LIB4035 SU) (via HEContracts.co.uk)
Summary “Snapshot” Document (via HEContracts.com)
See Also: Joint Consortia Framework Ranks ProQuest as Key Supplier for Print and E Books
About Gary Price
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