SCOOP Needs Assessment

Tell Us about Your Purchasing Needs

In preparation to renew the SCOOP vendor discount contract for Maine libraries, I'd like to hear about your library purchasing habits and needs. Please complete this survey by October 20. Thank you for helping us develop a new SCOOP agreement to benefit all Maine libraries. Deb Clark, Maine SCOOP Coordinator deborah.clark@maine.gov or 871-1766.

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* 1. You work in a:

public library

school library

academic library

special library

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* 2. From which of these SCOOP vendors have you ordered in the past year?

I am not aware of the SCOOP discount program.

I prefer not to use the SCOOP discount program.

Audio Editions

Baker & Taylor

Bound to Stay Bound

Brodart

Coutts Information Services

Davidson Titles, Inc.

Findaway World

Follett

Ingram

Midwest Library Service

Penworthy

Perma-Bound

DEMCO (including Gaylord and Highsmith)

The Library Store

Tucker Interiors

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* 3. How helpful would it be to add these types of vendors or services to SCOOP?

	Not at all helpful	Somewhat helpful	Quite helpful	Extremely helpful	No opinion
Magazine subscriptions	Magazine subscriptions Not at all helpful	Magazine subscriptions Somewhat helpful	Magazine subscriptions Quite helpful	Magazine subscriptions Extremely helpful	Magazine subscriptions No opinion
Book leasing	Book leasing Not at all helpful	Book leasing Somewhat helpful	Book leasing Quite helpful	Book leasing Extremely helpful	Book leasing No opinion
Electronic Newsletters	Electronic Newsletters Not at all helpful	Electronic Newsletters Somewhat helpful	Electronic Newsletters Quite helpful	Electronic Newsletters Extremely helpful	Electronic Newsletters No opinion
Museum pass management	Museum pass management Not at all helpful	Museum pass management Somewhat helpful	Museum pass management Quite helpful	Museum pass management Extremely helpful	Museum pass management No opinion
Library website services	Library website services Not at all helpful	Library website services Somewhat helpful	Library website services Quite helpful	Library website services Extremely helpful	Library website services No opinion
Collection development tools	Collection development tools Not at all helpful	Collection development tools Somewhat helpful	Collection development tools Quite helpful	Collection development tools Extremely helpful	Collection development tools No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What other vendors would you like us to add to the SCOOP contract if possible?

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* 5. Which of these processing services is important to your materials purchasing? (check all that apply)

Shelf-ready

Partial processing (purchasing labels that you apply)

MARC records

A/V materials re-packaging

Security stripped

Laminated covers

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What types of bindings does your library prefer to purchase?

	Trade editions preferred	Reinforced trade preferred	Library bindings preferred	Paperback preferred	No preference	Don't know
Adult fiction	Adult fiction Trade editions preferred	Adult fiction Reinforced trade preferred	Adult fiction Library bindings preferred	Adult fiction Paperback preferred	Adult fiction No preference	Adult fiction Don't know
Child and teen fiction	Child and teen fiction Trade editions preferred	Child and teen fiction Reinforced trade preferred	Child and teen fiction Library bindings preferred	Child and teen fiction Paperback preferred	Child and teen fiction No preference	Child and teen fiction Don't know
Adult Nonfiction and reference	Adult Nonfiction and reference Trade editions preferred	Adult Nonfiction and reference Reinforced trade preferred	Adult Nonfiction and reference Library bindings preferred	Adult Nonfiction and reference Paperback preferred	Adult Nonfiction and reference No preference	Adult Nonfiction and reference Don't know
Children and teen nonfiction	Children and teen nonfiction Trade editions preferred	Children and teen nonfiction Reinforced trade preferred	Children and teen nonfiction Library bindings preferred	Children and teen nonfiction Paperback preferred	Children and teen nonfiction No preference	Children and teen nonfiction Don't know

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* 7. How much do you expect to spend this year on:

	$0	$1- $500	$501- $1500	$1501- $3000	$3001- $5000	$5001- $10,000	$10,001- $25,000	$25,001- $50,000	$50,001+
Books	Books $0	Books $1- $500	Books $501- $1500	Books $1501- $3000	Books $3001- $5000	Books $5001- $10,000	Books $10,001- $25,000	Books $25,001- $50,000	Books $50,001+
DVDs	DVDs $0	DVDs $1- $500	DVDs $501- $1500	DVDs $1501- $3000	DVDs $3001- $5000	DVDs $5001- $10,000	DVDs $10,001- $25,000	DVDs $25,001- $50,000	DVDs $50,001+
CDs	CDs $0	CDs $1- $500	CDs $501- $1500	CDs $1501- $3000	CDs $3001- $5000	CDs $5001- $10,000	CDs $10,001- $25,000	CDs $25,001- $50,000	CDs $50,001+
Audiobooks	Audiobooks $0	Audiobooks $1- $500	Audiobooks $501- $1500	Audiobooks $1501- $3000	Audiobooks $3001- $5000	Audiobooks $5001- $10,000	Audiobooks $10,001- $25,000	Audiobooks $25,001- $50,000	Audiobooks $50,001+