The Bibliocentre offers the most comprehensive range of library services in Canada. And now, our vast array of services and our significant savings are available to every library!

What's more, your library can customize our services. Choose to use just one or any combination of the services we offer.
And our services are available to you on an as needed or short-term basis -- to clear backlogs or to deal with temporary staff shortages -- or on a longer-term basis.

Whatever your library's needs, our experts are here to help.
For more than 30 years, the Bibliocentre has benefited Ontario's community colleges by providing important services such as centralized purchasing, cataloguing, and licensing as well as information technology assistance, research and vendor negotiations.

Today we've expanded. We are now pleased to offer our services to all types of libraries, no matter in what sector they operate, and no matter what the size.
And unlike most other library service providers, the Bibliocentre provides comprehensive services -- everything from acquisitions to technical expertise and training.

Services

We can provide your library with a number of services.

• Acquisitions/purchases of new materials.
• Research, purchasing and licensing of systems and electronic databases.
• Cataloguing according to AACR2 international library standards.
• Cataloguing in Library of Congress classification and subject headings, as well as Dewey Decimal Classifications, and Sears subject headings.
• Cataloguing in foreign language material. (Besides English and French, we can catalogue in many Indian and Chinese languages, as well as Russian, German, Spanish, Swedish to name a few, and all to LC standards.)
• We research and catalogue everything from books, to tapes and videos.
• Sharing of resources with other libraries in our consortium.
• Negotiations with vendors for new products and equipment.
• Information technology services including use of the Bibliocentre's servers to deliver electronic products, and access to our service desk.
• Training for your librarians, faculty and staff on new products, information systems and Internet technologies.

Savings

The Bibliocentre can save your library up to 40 per cent on acquisitions, and we guarantee everything you purchase through us.

• Your library will benefit from being part of a larger consortium of libraries -- sharing services, materials, information and expertise.
• We take care of all those time-consuming tasks (research, testing, licensing, processing, etc.) and thereby enable your staff to dedicate more time actually serving library users.
• We reduce the need for additional space and staff time usually required to manage thousands of resources.
• Our outstanding technical team is at your service, and helps ensure your library has access to the latest technologies and electronic resources.

Customized Services

The Bibliocentre can customize our services to your library's needs.

• You can choose to use just one or any combination of the services we offer. For example, you may just want to use our information technology services. Or perhaps you only want access to our on-line information tools, or to our cataloguing services.
• You can use the Bibliocentre services on an "as needed" or short-term basis -- to clear backlogs or to deal with temporary staff shortages. Whatever your library's needs, we are here to help.

Expertise

We have more than 30 years experience in helping libraries to better serve their end users. Our staff of highly qualified, experienced professional cataloguers produce world-class USMARC records. We catalogue according to USMARC format for Bibliographic Data applying AACR2 Revised standards as interpreted by the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification are supplied for all materials catalogued (including audio-visual). For French and bilingual materials we supply RVM (Répertoire des vendettes-matière) headings as well.

For libraries relying on other classification systems, we also provide Dewey Decimal Classifications, and Sears subject headings.

What's more, we have extensive experience in identifying and addressing emerging needs. We have a solid track record for spotting new trends and tools; rigorously assessing these materials; and picking the very best.

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Whether you operate a corporate or government library, a school or university resource centre, or any other type of library, the Bibliocentre's services can save you time and money while improving access to information resources for your users.

As the only comprehensive library service provider in Canada, we offer outstanding, leading-edge and flexible products and services. Our rates are competitive, the savings significant, and our turnaround time is guaranteed to meet your needs.

And best of all, our package of services is flexible. Choose just one or any combination of the services we offer.

 

Tel: [647] 722-9300  or
1-800-268-5560 
Fax: [647] 722-9301
E-mail inquiries: Paul Foy  OR [647] 722-9305