YBP Library Services Selected as Supplier for Ontario Colleges Library Service

CONTOOCOOK, N.H., Dec. 31, 2014 /CNW/ -- YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, is proud to announce that the Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS), on behalf of the Ontario college libraries, has selected YBP as a supplier of bibliographic material including Canadian, U.S. and U.K. imprints across a broad spectrum of subject areas and disciplines as well as in print, audiovisual and electronic formats.

"YBP is honored to have been selected as a partner to OCLS. There are many common synergies between our two organizations, including a commitment to deliver services that support the management of selection, acquisitions and technical services. We look forward to our work with OCLS in support of Ontario's 24 college libraries," stated Mark Kendall, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations at YBP.

OCLS is a non-profit corporation providing a suite of services to Ontario's 24 publicly-funded colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. One of OCLS's core services in the management of selection, acquisitions and cataloging service agreements now includes an agreement with YBP. "Our role is to help the college libraries efficiently and cost-effectively acquire the resources they need to support student success," said Virginia Roy, Director of Services at OCLS. "OCLS is pleased to offer the college libraries choice when it comes to meeting their selection and acquisition service needs."

About YBP Library Services
YBP Library Services, a Baker & Taylor company, provides print and digital content, supporting collection management and technical services to academic, research and special libraries throughout the world. GOBI³, YBP's acquisition and collection development interface, provides access to more than 10 million titles. YBP is located in Contoocook, N.H., USA. For more on the company, visit www.ybp.com.

About OCLS
Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS) is as a non-profit corporation established to provide a suite of core and opt-in services to the libraries and learning resources/learning commons of Ontario's 24 publicly-funded colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, including two French language colleges. One of OCLS's core services is the management of selection, acquisitions, and cataloguing service agreements.

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SOURCE YBP Library Services

Mark Kendall, YBP Library Services, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations, 800-258-3774 x8810, [email protected], Virginia Roy, Director of Services, Ontario Colleges Library Service, 647-722-9306, [email protected], http://www.ybp.com