Hawaii Terminates Outsourcing Contract
Eberhart, George M., American Libraries
Hawaii State Librarian Bart Kane delivered a termination notice to book wholesaler Baker & Taylor on July 11 that effectively ends the controversial agreement to outsource technical services in the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS).
The notice, which gave B&T 10 days to remedy nine specific areas in which it allegedly defaulted in its contract to supply books, was handed to company representatives after nearly a full day of talks. Kane told American Libraries that he had been prepared to send the letter on July 3, but the company had requested a face-to-face conference first. The meeting ended without the parties reaching a mutually satisfactory solution.
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Publication information:
Article title: Hawaii Terminates Outsourcing Contract.
Contributors: Eberhart, George M. - Author.
Magazine title: American Libraries.
Volume: 28.
Issue: 7
Publication date: August 1997.
Page number: 15+.
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