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Libraries, Publishers and Photocopying: Final Report of Surveys.
McDonald, Dennis D.; Bush, Colleen G. – 1982
The six surveys on photocopying and publishing activity in America that are described in this report were conducted in 1981 to assess the effectiveness of the 1976 Copyright Act in balancing the rights of creators and the needs of users for copyrighted works. An indication of their statistical precision precedes detailed reports on each type of…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Surveys
The International Provision and Supply of Publications.
Line, Maurice B.; And Others – 1981
As part of a Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) program, this report describes the current situation in international interlending and possible future models. From a review of literature and statistics previously collected, and a 1979 study of 15 international supply centers, it is concluded that international loan demand is increasing…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, International Programs, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Costing Question Handling and ILL/Photocopying. A Study of Two State Contract Libraries in New Jersey. Volume I: The Study Process, Findings, and Recommendations.
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Robinson, Barbara M. – 1989
This report describes the findings of a study conducted for the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) with two major objectives: (1) to determine how much it costs two State Contract Libraries (the Central Library of the Newark Public Library and the Bureau of Law and Reference of the New Jersey State Library) to provide supplemental question handling…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Cost Estimates, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures
ARL/RLG Interlibrary Loan Cost Study.
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Roche, Marilyn M. – 1993
The purpose of this study is to provide data for making decisions on whether to buy or borrow research materials and whether to use fee-based suppliers or interlibrary loan for obtaining photocopied materials. The study is based on 1991 information collected in a survey of 76 U.S. and Canadian research libraries. The cost per transaction is broken…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Equipment, Graphs
Interlibrary Loan Photocopying among OHIONET Instititions: A Study Encompassing Its Nature and Various Practices, with Special Emphasis upon the Cost Factor in ILL Photocopying and Reactions to Proposed Cooperative Cost Containment Programs.
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McCabe, Timothy J. – 1986
In November 1984, surveys were mailed to the 215 interlibrary loan coordinators of OHIONET institutions asking them to participate in a study of interlibrary loan (ILL) photocopying practices and procedures. Questionnaires were returned by 152 coordinators for a response rate of 71%. The study focused on the use of various tools in the selection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Some Characteristics of International Requests for Loans and Photocopies Handled by the Physical Sciences and Technology Libraries of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Coleman, Christopher David Gene – 1986
This study was designed to examine the degree of success of two current programs of the International Federation of Library Associations--Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) and Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC)--as they are seen from the point of view of one library. The data analyzed were culled from 237 interlibrary loan requests…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries