Agreement with Wellington City Council creates opportunity for all New Zealand public libraries
Baker & Taylor, the premier worldwide distributor of digital and print books and entertainment products, along with its Australian wholly-owned subsidiary James Bennett, announced today they have been chosen as the primary suppliers of library materials to Wellington City Libraries, New Zealand.
The agreement between Baker & Taylor/James Bennett and Wellington City Council offers all New Zealand public libraries an opportunity to sign onto a Participating Agency Agreement (PAA) and receive the terms and services outlined in the contract. Participating public libraries will have access to a wide range of areas in which Baker & Taylor/James Bennett have developed industry-leading expertise and technology, including collection development, ordering and procurement services and customised library solutions/technical services.
Working in partnership with Baker & Taylor/James Bennett also ensures that New Zealand libraries can quickly and easily receive all major titles from New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom through James Bennett's warehouse in Sydney, as well as U.S. titles through Baker & Taylor's American operations.
"We are pleased and honoured to have been selected as the supplier for this national agreement. Wellington City Council will be acting as lead agency and Wellington City Libraries have signed the first PAA. We look forward to partnering with New Zealand public libraries to help achieve their mission and visionary objectives," said Jeff McDaniel, Vice President of Customized Library Services and International Public Libraries for Baker & Taylor.
John Stears, Wellington City Council's Library and Community Spaces Manager, said, "We are excited to have been able to lead this process which will provide New Zealand public libraries with a range of exciting options for their ongoing collection development."
Kapiti Coast District Libraries and Masterton District Library are expecting to execute additional PAA's in the coming weeks.
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