Acquisitions

Electronic ordering and P2

Tania Paull, associate director, PLAIN Central Services

PLAIN Central Services

• PLAIN - Public Libraries Automated Information Network
  
  
• 90 services,138 public libraries
  
  
• Central services provided for more than 20 years
  
  
• Online selection services since 1991 - P1
  
  
• P2 launched 2000
  
  
• Materials purchasing and cataloguing
  
  • P2 system
  • Selection online
  • Acquisition online
  • Cataloguing online
  • Inter library loans
  • Print disability & LOTE collection
    
    
• Databases access
  
  
• Statewide delivery network
  
  
• Public access to the Internet

Electronic ordering

• New title data
  
  
• 5000 titles per month
  
  
• MARC format
  
  
• FTP from supplier
  
  
• Released 8th - 22th
  
  
• Libraries select titles
  
  

Electronic ordering

• Orders placed
  
  
• Materials supplied
  
  
• Electronic invoice
  
  
• Catalogued
  
  
• Library receives item
  
  
• Download catalogue record

Future

• EDI
  
  
• Flat file transfer
  
  
• Purchase cataloguing
  
  
• Standing orders and profile selection
  
  
• E-books
  
  
• Portal searching suppliers databases