tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post114369420572441684..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Vendors, On enduringJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1149062283320869062006-05-31T02:58:00.000-05:002006-05-31T02:58:00.000-05:00Some of those vendor reps you're enduring are libr...Some of those vendor reps you're enduring are librarians, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1144075508277091532006-04-03T09:45:00.000-05:002006-04-03T09:45:00.000-05:00We get vendors selling electronic resources, furni...We get vendors selling electronic resources, furniture, equipment, and even office supplies (free highlighters--woo!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1143813226895153822006-03-31T07:53:00.000-06:002006-03-31T07:53:00.000-06:00mapletree7 - mainly databases and other electronic...mapletree7 - mainly databases and other electronic resources. Plus things like QuestionPoint or Metalib or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1143772741222630902006-03-30T20:39:00.000-06:002006-03-30T20:39:00.000-06:00Uh oh mapletree7 - you are obviously an interloper...Uh oh mapletree7 - you are obviously an interloper. Don’t worry I had one non-librarian friend who thought that libraries received all of our books and journals for free. He thought that publishers just donated them to the library. Cute idea really. And we wonder why we never get the budgets that we need to do our jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1143740162391086672006-03-30T11:36:00.000-06:002006-03-30T11:36:00.000-06:00What kind of stuff do people try to sell to librar...What kind of stuff do people try to sell to libraries, anyhow? Racks? Bookshelves? Seriously, I'm having an imagination deficit.mapletree7https://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1143726270057591632006-03-30T07:44:00.000-06:002006-03-30T07:44:00.000-06:00Lather, rinse, and repeat these same steps when at...Lather, rinse, and repeat these same steps when at conference - the vendor rep is always looking for suckers, er, potential customers to treat to dinner and what not. Go crazy! Just bring back some brochures for your boss to prove you were a wise investment in the library's professional development funding. <BR/><BR/>Also, a night out on the town with a vendor rep pretty much guarantees Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com