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Subject: Primary Research Group Publishes The Survey of Academic
Library Cataloging Practices, 2011-12 Edition
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:31:24 -0500
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Primary Research Group has published: /The Survey of Academic Library
Cataloging Practices, 2011-12 Edition,/ ISBN 157440-178-5.
The study looks closely at how academic libraries deploy their
cataloging personnel, how they use librarians and how they use
cataloging technicians, and how large are cataloging and technical
services departments.It helps library administrators to answer questions
such as: What kind of work is performed by cataloging librarians and
paraprofessionals in different types or organizations? How much
cataloging work is outsourced? How are special collections handled? Are
cataloging staff's growing or shrinking?How does administration assess
work quality? What are considered reasonable measures of excellence? To
what extent is cataloging of eBooks or AV materials outsourced and how
does this compare to other types of materials?
Just a few of this 160-page report's many findings are that:
* Copy cataloging was routinely performed by paraprofessionals in
81.43% of libraries in the sample, and by librarians in 58.57% of them.
* Master bibliographic record enhancement in OCLC was performed by
paraprofessional support staff in 30% of academic libraries, and by
professional librarians in 75.71% of academic libraries.
* On average, the libraries in the sample anticipated the retirement
of 0.50 professional librarians performing cataloging functions
within the next five years, with community colleges anticipating the
fewest, a mean of 0.10.
* 28.57% of private colleges and 17.95% of public colleges considered
turn-around time very useful as an indicator of cataloging work
quality, including 33.33% of community colleges and 25% of 4-year
degree granting programs.
* 45.71% of academic libraries outsourced authority control in the
form of obtaining new and updated authority records. This
outsourcing occurred most often in private colleges and in higher
level academic institutions, as in level 1 and level 2 Carnegie
Class research universities, 73.33% of which had outsourced this work.
Data is broken out by type and size of academic library; approximately
75 libraries participated; a participant list is reproduced below.A PDF
version of the report is available for $89.50 and a print version of the
report I will be available on September 3, 2011.Site licenses are also
available. To view a table of contents and an excerpt, or to place an
order, view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com
<http://internetmailmanager.com/i/ou.htm?a=252403&b=2016759&c=20851817&d=http:~~www.primaryresearch.com~>,
or call us at 212-736-2316
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*Survey Participants*
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Arizona State University
Athens State University Library
Auburn University Libraries
Augusta State University
Barry University School of Law Library
Brock University
Calvin College
CCBC
City University of Seattle, Library Services
Clark University
Clemson University
Colgate University
Colorado Christian University
Eckerd College
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Furman University
Geneva College - McCartney Library
Georgetown College, Ensor Learning Resource Center
Georgetown University Library
Greenfield Community College
Haverford College
John Abbott College
Joint Forces Staff College
Kingston University
LaGrange College
Lane Library -- Ripon College
Lehigh University
Lehigh University Libraries
Lincoln University (PA)
Merced College
Messiah College
Michigan State University
Mohawk Valley Community College
Motlow State Community College
Mount Saint Mary College
Nassau Community College
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
North Carolina State University Libraries
Northern Michigan University Olson Library
Northwest University
Ohio University Libraries
Paris Junior College
Paul Meek Library, University of Tennessee at Martin
Pellissippi State Community College
Penn State Libraries
Radford University-McConnell Library
Regent University
Robert Morris University
Saint Louis University Law Library
Saint Mary's College
Simpson College
Stanly Community College
Syracuse University Library
Texas State University-San Marcos
The University of Findlay
Univ. of NV, Las Vegas Libraries
University of Central Arkansas
University of Denver
University of Mississippi Libraries
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of New Mexico
University of Northern Iowa
University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System
University of South Alabama
University of West Georgia
Wayne State College
Wayne State University
Western Washington University
William & Mary
OTHER RECENT REPORTS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST
*Academic Interlibrary Loan Benchmarks, 2011 Edition, ISBN #157440-161-1.*
Academic Interlibrary Loan Benchmarks presents the results of a survey
of theinterlibrary loan operations of 75 academic libraries
predominantly in the USA, the UK and Canada. The 140 page report
presents data on staffing, budgeting, shipping expenses and other facets
of interlibrary loan departmental management. The study also offers
details on the impact of eBooks, digital repositories, and distance
learning programs on interlibrary loan practices.
The report also covers developments in consortiums, state networks, the
negotiation of interlibary loan contract terms with information
providers, work flow studies, automation, fee structure and other facets
of and issues in interlibrary loan in a higher education setting. Data
is broken out by size and type of library and for public and private
institutions.
Just a few of the report's many findings are that:
�The median aggregate 3-year increase in the use of interlibrary loan
for the libraries in the sample was 14%;
�Mean turnaround time for articles borrowed was 3.03 days but the
range was extraordinary, from 0.50 to 8.67 days.Private colleges had a
somewhat better record than the public colleges. � 2.61 days to 3.3 days.
�On average, institutions in the sample spent a little more than
$3,500 on shipping charges related to interlibrary loan, yet at least
one research university spent $33,000 on such services.**
�A hair less than half of ILL service departments (48.68%) require and
require an MLS/MLIS-holding librarian to supervise its operations.**
�More than three-quarters (77.33%) of the interlibrary loan units of
the institutions surveyed have not performed workflow studies to review
practices and staffing.
The PDF version of the book is currently available. The print report
will available from major book distributors or directly from Primary
Research Group on May 14th.To view a table of contents and sample pages,
as well as a list of participants, view our website at
www.PrimaryResearch.com.
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