Libraries are adding URLs to bibliographic records. The cost of cataloging is a concern. Participants saw the movement of publishers and aggregators to provide MARC records as good. James Dooley and Kim Weldon served as recorders. Participants had much to say about vendors and how their libraries are using them.
Many libraries have consolidated firm order vendors to one or two.
When libraries have used more than one vendor, consolidation may help cut down on duplicates from firm order approval plans. Mergers of companies haven t resulted in significant changes. The YBP and BT merger was given as an example of this. Mergers of other companies have caused problems such as duplicate shipping and invoice problems. Other observations were that service may get worse.