Business Details
50 Years
experience
Expert Library Staffing Solutions in San Francisco
Taylor & Associates has been a trusted leader in library management and staffing solutions since 1976. Our team of dedicated professionals brings decades of specialized experience in corporate and law library services, delivering personalized solutions tailored to each client's unique needs. We specialize in evaluating and implementing efficient combinations of digital and print resources, supported by strategic vendor relationships with providers like WestLaw and LexisNexis. Our flexible workforce solutions include temporary staffing, direct hire placements, and consulting services for library design and automation projects. With a client base spanning major Bay Area law firms, corporations, and government agencies, we combine deep industry expertise with a commitment to operational efficiency.Our principals, Catherine Ghent and Sandra Ferrer, bring over 25 years of combined experience in information management and office operations. We differentiate ourselves through rigorous candidate pre-screening, ongoing staff training, and comprehensive library support services including cataloging, acquisitions, and relocation planning. Our proven track record in solving complex information management challenges has made us the Bay Area's premier choice for library staffing solutions. We maintain strict adherence to professional standards while offering customized approaches that adapt to evolving client requirements. Our long-standing relationships with both clients and vendors demonstrate our unwavering commitment to quality service delivery and client satisfaction.
Services
Library Management
Staffing Services
Information Management
Temporary Staffing
Consulting Services
Vendor Management
Library Relocation
Collection Development
Automation Projects
Information Audits
Details
- Year established: 1976
Highlights and features
- We offer over 45 years of specialized experience in library staffing and information management
- Our team provides personalized solutions tailored to your specific library requirements
- We maintain strategic relationships with major legal information providers like WestLaw and LexisNexis
- Our rigorous candidate pre-screening ensures only qualified professionals for your library needs
- We serve major Bay Area law firms, corporations, and government agencies with proven reliability
Services
Library Management
Our comprehensive library management services optimize information access through strategic resource allocation. We specialize in organizing physical collections and digital resources while maintaining vendor relationships with major legal information providers. Our team ensures efficient cataloging, acquisitions management, and space planning for corporate and law libraries.
Staffing Services
We provide qualified library professionals for temporary, long-term, and project-based needs. Our rigorous screening process matches skilled information specialists with client requirements, including direct hire placements and temp-to-hire solutions. Services cover librarians, legal researchers, and records management professionals for law firms and corporate clients.
Consulting Services
Our consulting services address library design, automation projects, and information audits. We offer expertise in collection development, system implementation, and workflow optimization. Consultants provide strategic guidance for library relocations, space planning, and technology integration tailored to legal and corporate environments.
Vendor Management
We manage relationships with legal information providers including WestLaw, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg Law. Our services include contract negotiation, license tracking, budget management, and service level agreement monitoring. We organize vendor training sessions and ensure optimal utilization of fee-based database resources for client organizations.
Library Relocation
Our specialized relocation services handle complete library transitions with minimal disruption. We provide space planning, collection packing/unpacking, and system reconfiguration. The process includes inventory management, timeline coordination, and post-move support to ensure seamless operation in new facilities for law firms and corporate clients.
People
Catherine Ghent
Principal
With over 25 years of experience, Catherine Ghent specializes in corporate library management and information services. She previously held positions at Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Safeway, Inc., and now leads placement and consulting services at Taylor & Associates.
Sandra Ferrer
Office Manager
Sandra Ferrer brings extensive small business management experience from diverse industries including property management and landscape architecture. She oversees office operations and staff scheduling for library management services at Taylor & Associates.
Questions
What library staffing solutions do you offer?
We provide temporary staffing, direct hire placements, and consulting services for library professionals including librarians, legal researchers, and records specialists.
How do you ensure quality staff placements?
Our rigorous pre-screening process evaluates candidates' qualifications and experience to match your specific library management requirements and organizational needs.
What areas do you serve?
We specialize in serving law firms, corporations, and government agencies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
What consulting services are available?
Our consulting services include library design, automation projects, information audits, collection development, and relocation planning tailored to legal and corporate environments.
How do you manage vendor relationships?
We handle contract negotiations, license tracking, budget management, and service level agreement monitoring with major legal information providers like WestLaw and LexisNexis.
What experience do you have in library management?
With over 45 years of experience since 1976, we've developed specialized expertise in corporate and law library operations, serving major Bay Area organizations.
