This study looks closely at the book and other resource sharing programs that academic libraries maintain with library partners, opening one another’s collections to one another’s library patrons. The report gives detailed data on the types of materials shared, with separate data sets for books, journals, magazines and other periodicals, audio-visual materials, textbooks and special collections - with separate data sets for each type of material. In addition, the report looks at library plans to expand or contract such arrangements and measures the percentage of library patron book borrowing accounted for by access through such arrangements. The study also relates the mean and median percentage of a library’s holdings subject to such arrangements and looks at issues of standardization of borrowing terms. In open ended question, the survey participants comment on their future plans.
Just a few of this 54-page report’s many findings are that:
- A shade more than 12% of survey respondents share textbooks.
- Survey respondents were sharing their collections with a median of 10 and a mean of 24.54 institutional partners.
- 9.1% of respondents said that borrowing terms were completely standardized among all of their institutional partners.
Data in the report is based on detailed interviews with resource sharing program directors from 33 colleges and universities; data is presented in the aggregate and broken out for college/university size, type, public/private status, and tuition level.
Table of Contents
The Questionnaire
- Characteristics of the sample
Summary Of Main Findings
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Books
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Microform
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Textbooks
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Academic Journals
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Magazines & Other Periodicals
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Special Collections
- Percentage of Respondents Maintaining Formal Sharing Arrangements for Audio-Visual Materials
- Number of Formal Resource Sharing Arrangements Maintained
- Number of Total Institutional Partners for All Current Resource Sharing Arrangements
- Level of Standardization of Borrowing Terms Among Resource Sharing Partners
- Percentage of Book Collections Made Available Through Formal Shared Borrowing Arrangements
- Percentage of Overall Book Borrowing Accounted for by Books from Shared Resource Partners
- Advice from Peers on Developing or Managing Shared Resources Arrangements
List of Tables
- Table 1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions?
- Table 1.1.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books
- Table 1.1.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.1.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.1.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.1.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.1.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.1.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Books Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.2.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform
- Table 1.2.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.2.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.2.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.2.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.2.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.2.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Microform Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.3.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks
- Table 1.3.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.3.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.3.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.3.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.3.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.3.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Textbooks Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.4.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals
- Table 1.4.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.4.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.4.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.4.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.4.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.4.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Journals Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.5.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals
- Table 1.5.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.5.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.5.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.5.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.5.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.5.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Magazines and Other Periodicals Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.6.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections
- Table 1.6.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.6.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.6.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.6.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.6.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.6.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Special Collections Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 1.7.1 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials
- Table 1.7.2 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 1.7.3 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by enrollment
- Table 1.7.4 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by public or private college
- Table 1.7.5 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 1.7.6 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 1.7.7 For which of the following do you maintain formal sharing arrangements (treating shared elements as a shared collection, beyond interlibrary loan) with other institutions? Audio Visual Materials Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 2.1 How many such arrangements are currently active?
- Table 2.2 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 2.3 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by enrollment
- Table 2.4 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by public or private college
- Table 2.5 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 2.6 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 2.7 How many such arrangements are currently active? Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 3.1 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined?
- Table 3.2 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 3.3 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by enrollment
- Table 3.4 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by public or private college
- Table 3.5 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 3.6 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 3.7 How many total institutional partners does the library have for all such arrangements combined? Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 4.1 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist?
- Table 4.2 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 4.3 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by enrollment
- Table 4.4 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by public or private college
- Table 4.5 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 4.6 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 4.7 In general, are patron borrowing terms standardized among the libraries participating in your most important initiatives or do significant differences exist? Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 5.1 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements?
- Table 5.2 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 5.3 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by enrollment
- Table 5.4 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by public or private college
- Table 5.5 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 5.6 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 5.7 About what percentage of your book collections are made available to patrons of other institutions through such arrangements? Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 6.1 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection
- Table 6.2 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 6.3 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by enrollment
- Table 6.4 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by public or private college
- Table 6.5 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 6.6 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 6.7 Approximately what percentage of annual patron book borrowings at your own institution are accounted for by the titles of your partners in a shared book collection Broken out by gender of respondent
- Table 7.1 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements?
- Table 7.2 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by tuition, $
- Table 7.3 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by enrollment
- Table 7.4 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by public or private college
- Table 7.5 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
- Table 7.6 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by age of respondent
- Table 7.7 What are your plans for shared book/materials arrangements? Broken out by gender of respondent
- What advice can you offer your peers on developing or managing shared collection arrangements?
Methodology
LOADING...
