Looking for advice!

 

Did anyone else manage their standing orders through Baker & Taylor, through their COMPASS system? I had been managing our standing orders (especially reference items) through B&T, but since they have been acquired by Follett, they are recommending that orders be transitioned to YBP (?), which I am not keen on. I now have to scramble to find an alternative system.

 

Long story short, B&T is no longer serving academic libraries. They dropped all of our standing orders with NO warning—we never received an e-mail or other notification of this (which is beyond frustrating). We are looking to transition to an option that is not YBP, and I’m all ears for any recommendations.

 

Questions:

• Did any other libraries also have their orders dropped by B&T with zero warning/notification?
• For libraries who were not using B&T for standing orders, who do you use?
• Do you have a recommended alternate system for standing orders (e.g., Ingram, Midwest Tape, Brodart, etc.)? Pros and cons, in your opinions? *Note: I am also trying to bear in mind MARC record quality in my determination, as I do not personally catalog our standing orders. I have heard from our catalogers that they are not fond of YBP MARC records and would prefer to not use them if at all possible.

 

I use EBSCO and LYRASIS for journal and database orders, among a few other vendors, but all of our standing order serials (almanacs, handbooks, directories, annual reviews—titles on a cycle) were managed through B&T.

 

This is my first ListServ post, many thanks in advance for your advice and insight!

 

Kind regards,

 

Sharon Berger
Serials Technician

Messiah College

  Murray Library

  One College Ave.

  Suite 3002

  Mechanicsburg, PA  17055

Phone: 717-691-6006 Ext. 7017
E-Mail: sberger@messiah.edu