[Libs-Or] Rumored book/paper shortage

[Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney]

Hi folks,

I'm wondering what, if any, changes you're making to your ordering practices this fiscal year given the rumors that we are facing paper and book shortages? I received an email last week from Ingram suggesting that we make pre-pub purchases as much as six months in advance, and that libraries who are on a calendar year fiscal year plan on spending the bulk of their budgets early. Typically we don't order more than 2-3 months in advance for high demand titles, but it's sounding like we may want to stretch that out a little farther. I am always hesitate to order too far in advance because it can be a pain when publication dates get changed, but it may be unavoidable in this case.

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Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
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