Selected Articles

OUTSOURCING THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY – HOW DID WE GET TO THIS POINT?  -- The Bedford Citizen, June 11, 2007, pp. 2-5. Describes the history of the library's outsourcing crisis.  

When LSSI Comes to Town: Public libraries, private company: the outsourcing compromise. -- By Norman Oder. -- Library Journal, October 1, 2004.  

Bedford Public Library Business Plan 2007-2012. Prepared by Library Manager Maria Redburn, this 5-year plan gives an overview of all aspects of the library--past, present, and future.

Request for Proposals for the Supervision and Operating Services of the Bedford Public Library.  "The City of Bedford is soliciting proposals for the Supervision and Operating Services of the Bedford Public Library. The successful Contractor shall agree to provide the City with the specific services as outlined in the Request for Proposal."  (From the title page)

American Library Association--Outsourcing and Privatization in Libraries.

New Jersey Library Association. STATEMENT ON OUTSOURCING PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES. -- Adopted by the N.J.L.A. Executive Board September 1998, revised March 2001.

Colorado Council of Medical Librarians. The Pros and Cons of Library Outsourcing: A Planning Aid for Librarians and Administrators. -- Researched and compiled by Karen Wells, EdM, MSLIS. 

"Outsourcing of Library Services : Resources & Links" at LibrarySupportStaff.com/.

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