IngentaConnect Cataloging

Abstract:

The Survey of Academic & Special Libraries is based on detailed surveys of 20 law libraries, 23 corporate libraries, 22 hospital and healthcare libraries and 65 academic libraries in the USA & Canada. The report's more than 500 tables of data present an extraordinary statistical map of the purchasing policies and technology practices of academic & special libraries in North America. Among the issues covered are spending on and negotiating with major commercial online services, the use of web-based niche information suppliers, use of CD-ROM, traditional and electronic document delivery services, use of various search engines, and spending on books, cataloging systems, training, electronic and print journals and much more. Data is broken out by size and type of library with separate presentations for academic, medical, legal, corporate and government libraries. See the table of contents, list of tables and sample data for more details.

Section focuses on cataloging including: extensive data regarding the percentage of libraries that have replaced their previous online catalog with one provided by a different vendor within the past three years, and reasons why such replacements occurred such as inability of vendors deliver technical capabilities or costs; where original and copy cataloging is performed; percentage of libraries that catalog web resources; what information is included in catalogs; mean spending on cataloging; recording inventory and creating aids for archival and manuscript collections; and much more detailed information regarding such topics.

Keywords: online catalogs; OCLC; The Cataloging Department Budget

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Primary Research Group, Inc.

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