[LIBRARYDIR] RE: Language Translation for Primo

[Mindy Coslor]

Thanks, Jennifer, for clarifying.  I would be interested in a quote.

Mindy Coslor
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College



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From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu on behalf of Jennifer Dysart
Sent: Thu 1/23/2014 7:32 AM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] RE: Language Translation for Primo
 
 

Mindy, I find the phrasing troubling, but maybe I'm being too picky.  We don't have a consortium-we have an optional use contract amendment, and so "the consortium" didn't purchase anything at all.  And I don't remember that that the translation service option came up in the negotiation of the contract amendment at all.  I don't think that it was deliberately rejected.  

 

It seems to me that they could just give us a price quote on the service.  For example, the price for any of us to add bX is a straightforward $1950 per institution per year, regardless of size.  If the translation option is based on size/FTE/bibs, then perhaps there is more work to be done before we can get a price.

 

Let's start by just asking the question in an official kind of way.  Paula, I would just email Dan Paskett, but he has gone to work for JSTOR.  Who else were we working with besides Dan?  Do you want to email since the contract still sits with Peninsula instead of SBCTC?

Thanks,
Jennifer

 

From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Mindy Coslor
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:05 PM
To: an open discussion list for WA CTC Library Directors
Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Language Translation for Primo

 

Hi everyone,

 

Just a quick question.  We are setting up Primo and asked them about translation for the searches.  They said that our consortium did not purchase that option.  Is that something we could talk about as a group and reconsider?  We have a significant Hispanic population as well as international students and it would be helpful to allow translation.  I don't know what the cost would be so maybe it was prohibitive.  Just wanted to put it out there for discussion.  

 

Thank you!,

 

Mindy

 

Mindy Coslor

Director of Library Services

Skagit Valley College

mcoslor at skagit.edu

 


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