Switch Your Vendor
Your vendor contract is designed to confuse you. Here's how to read it, challenge it, and walk away if you need to. No sponsors, no vendor partnerships, no conflicts of interest.
Start here
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Contract Audit Checklist
Understand what you're currently locked into. Line-by-line framework for reading vendor contracts.
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Vendor Migration Playbook
The real timeline for switching vendors, from planning to go-live. What nobody tells you.
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Technology Selection Guide
How to evaluate alternatives without falling for vendor demos and sales pitches.
Go deeper
Contract Strategy
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AI Clauses Vendors Are Sneaking In
The contract language you need to watch for before signing.
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Contract Red Flags
Common traps and one-sided terms in library vendor contracts.
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Contract Reading Kit
Tools and templates for systematically reviewing any vendor contract.
Migration & Switching
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Migration Case Studies
Real libraries that switched vendors. What worked, what didn't.
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Consortium Negotiation Tactics
How to negotiate as a bloc and actually win concessions.
Vendor Research
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Vendor Licensing Matrix
Side-by-side comparison of vendor licensing terms and conditions.
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Vendor Strategies
How to evaluate and compare vendors systematically.
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Data Protection During Migration
Protecting your library's data when transitioning between systems.
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Data Removal Guide
How to ensure your data is properly removed from a departing vendor's systems.
Stuck on a vendor situation?
Start with the contract checklist and migration playbook. If you hit a wall, tell me what's happening. No pitch, no obligation.
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