Fortunately, Stephens and other AVL leaders have managed to work with database vendors to solve this problem and to arrange for fixed pricing for up to five years. The AVL is now a model for the whole country. Dr. Medina spoke on negotiations between vendors and NAAL libraries. The AVL has accomplished a lot in relation to dealing with database vendors. There is a lot of complexity involved in reviewing database contracts and in making sure all institutions benefit.
Some negotiations take six to eight months to accomplish.
Every year the CUS Research Committee reviews abstracts for papers with research potential. In fact, libraries were not even mentioned in the 1998 survey, so Freier decided to conduct a survey of her own. Internet Life and the fact that the criteria used are inconsistent from one year to another. Internet Life magazine. She received 159 responses.