New Preprint: "Interlibrary Loan Requests for Locally Available Materials: WorldCat Local's Impact"
The preprint is now posted on the College & Research Libraries web site. The article is scheduled for publication in the November, 2011 issue.
“Interlibrary Loan Requests for Locally Available Materials: WorldCat Local’s Impact”
by Megan Gaffney (U. of Delaware)
Abstract:
Several studies have researched the reasons and patterns for academic library users’ interlibrary loan requests for materials already available at their college or university library. This study examines interlibrary loan statistics at the University of Delaware for four academic years to determine whether WorldCat Local impacts requests for locally available material. Data show that WorldCat Local does reduce this type of request, particularly when users are requesting returnable loans of materials such as books or audiovisual items rather than copies of articles.
Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Patrons and Users
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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