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Purchasing and Contractual Obligations

• Are products leased or purchased?
• What does a subscription include?
• Must superseded disks be returned to vendor?
• Are software enhancement included in the purchase or lease price?
• Does the vendor provide replacements for lost or damaged product at nominal or no cost?
• Is there a back file copy? What is the coverage? What is the cost? How long is it guaranteed to last?
• Is downloading available?
• What are the copyright and multi-use restrictions?

Equipment and Space

• Is equipment included as part of the subscription? Is it required? What are the specifications?
• If equipment is provided as part of the subscription, can it be supported?
• Is a reduced subscription price available if equipment is not included?
• Does vendor provide maintenance for equipment included in a subscription?
• Does vendor provide assistance with installation?
• Are help screens available?
• Is there an easily accessible toll-free customer number?
• Can currently available equipment be used or upgraded for use?
• Are the storage and memory of currently available equipment sufficient?
• Does currently available equipment have required color and graphics capabilities if required?
• Can multi-station use be supported?
• Is additional wiring, furniture, renovation, or reconfiguration of space required?
• Is additional space required?

E-Resources

    E-Journals :

• Importance of the periodical - is it included in the standard bibliographies and/or recommended lists?
• Subject matter - its relation to the university’s educational goals and curriculum
• Inclusion of the periodical and therefore access to its articles in indexes and abstracts maintained by the library