This study looks closely at academic library plans for their interlibrary loan operations, helping to answer ques such as: What have been spending trends on academic library loan over the past two years and what is expected over the next two years? How satisfied is library management with interlibrary loan operations? Does library management plan to put greater or lesser resources into this area in the future? To what extent do interlibrary loan trends and statistics impact materials’ purchasing-decision-making? What has been the impact on interlibrary loan of the use of institutional digital repositories and other open access sources?
The study is based on data from a survey of 73 academic library deans and directors with data broken out by academic institution size, type or Carnegie class, level of tuition, for public and private institutions and by other variables.
Just a few of this 37-page reports many findings are that:
- R2 research and Doctoral level institutions were the most likely to have significantly increased spending on interlibrary loan over the past two years.
- Institutional economies of scale appear to play an important role in satisfaction with the overall level of service in interlibrary loan.
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE
4. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Spending on Interlibrary Loan Over the Past Two Years
- Anticipated Spending on Interlibrary Loan Over the Next Two Years
- The Impact of Interlibrary Loan Data on Materials Acquisitions Policies
- Level of Management Satisfaction with the Interlibrary Loan Effort
- Evaluation of the Extent to Which Interlibrary Loan Makes Use Institutional Digital Repositories and Other Open Access Sources
5. DATA AND COMMENTARY
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same?
Table 1.2 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 1.3 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 1.4 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out for public and private colleges and universities
Table 1.5 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Table 1.6 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.7 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.8 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.1 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years?
Table 2.2 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 2.3 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 2.4 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out for public and private colleges and universities
Table 2.5 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Table 2.6 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.7 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.8 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
To what extent do your interlibrary loan patterns inform your materials acquisition decision making? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Table 3.1 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts?
Table 3.2 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 3.4 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out for public and private colleges and universities
Table 3.5 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Table 3.6 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.7 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.8 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.1 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials?
Table 4.2 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.3 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 4.4 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out for public and private colleges and universities
Table 4.5 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Table 4.6 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.7 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital
Table 4.8 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
List of Charts
Chart 1.1 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same?
Chart 1.2 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Chart 1.3 Library spending over the past two years on interlibrary loan has increased, decreased or remained the same? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 2.1 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years?
Chart 2.2 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Chart 2.3 You expect library spending on interlibrary loan to increase, decrease or remain the same over the next two years? Broken out by enrolment
Chart 3.1 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts?
Chart 3.2 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Chart 3.3 How satisfied are you with the library’s inter-library loan efforts? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 4.1 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials?
Chart 4.2 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college or university
Chart 4.3 To what extent do you feel that your interlibrary loan makes use of institutional digital repositories and other sources of open access materials? Broken out by enrollment
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