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Libraries--Information Science
Primary Research Group information science studies focus on the purchasing behavior and management practices of major information consumers. Major scientific, technical, legal, medical, corporate and academic libraries use our reports as benchmarking tools. Major vendors/producers of content and content technology development tools use our studies to grasp market trends and pinpoint opportunities. Recent reports include: Academic Library Website Benchmarks,The Survey of Library Database, Licensing Practices, The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors, Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services, Creating the Digital Art Library, Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film and Photography, and Current Practices and Future Plans of Public Library Webmasters.
Survey of  Library Services for Distance Learning Programs -  
The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs presents benchmarking 
data from more than 100 college libraries worldwide concerning their programs for 
serving their distance learning students.  This 145 page report gives extensive ....Read More

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Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition - Read Excerpt 
Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition   ISBN: 1-57440-101-7

Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries. Data 
is broken out by library budget size, for US and non-US libraries and for academic and non-a....Read More

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College Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks -  
College Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks presents the results of an information literacy higher 
education benchmarking study.  More than 110 colleges from the United States and Canada participated in 
the study; data is broken out by size a....Read More

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The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices -  
The study presents data from 90 libraries - corporate, legal, college, public, 
state, and non-profit libraries - about their database licensing practices. More than half 
of the participating libraries are from the USA, and the rest are from Canad....Read More

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The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories  -  
ISBN: 1-57440-090-8)  Publication Date:  11/07

The study presents data from 56 institutional digital repositories 
from eleven countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, 
Germany, South Africa, India, Turkey and other countries.  
The 121....Read More

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Libraries & the Mega-Internet Sites -  
ISBN 1-57440-096-7   Publication Date:  2/2008

This report presents data from more than 120 academic, special and
public libraries about how they use and relate to the mega-internet
sites such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook, MySpace, eBay, Amazon, a....Read More

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Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services -  
ISBN:  1-57440-086-X     Publication Date:  April 2007
This report presents nine highly detailed case studies of leading university cataloging and technical service 
departments.  It provide insights into how they are handling ten major changes fac....Read More

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Academic Library Website Benchmarks -  
Academic Library Website Benchmarks (ISBN 1-57440-094-0) is based on data
from more than 80 academic libraries in the USA and Canada.  The 125+ page study 
presents detailed data on the composition of the academic library web staff, 
relations wit....Read More

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Survey of Library Cafes -  
The Survey of Library Cafes (ISBN# 1-57440-089-4)presents data from 
more than forty academic and public libraries about their cafes and other
food service operations.  The report gives extensive data on library cafe

sales volume, best selling pro....Read More

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The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2006-07 Edition -  
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This survey presents detailed data from a survey of academic libraries with data broken out by size and 
type of library.  The report presents more than 300 tables and charts about a myriad of library policy 
is....Read More

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Training College Students in Information Literacy, 2006-07 Edition -  
Publication Date:  October 2006      
profiles the information literacy efforts of a dozen
American colleges including the University of Syracuse, 
Ulster Community College, the University of North 
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Prevailing & Best Practices in Electronic & Print Serials Managment -  
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This report looks closely at the electronic and print serials procurement 
and management practices of eleven libraries including: The University 
of Ohio, Villanova University; the Colora....Read More

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Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors -  
Price:	$75.00   Publication Date:  February 25, 2005   ISBN: 1-57440-072-X
This study is based on interviews with IT directors and assistant directors  of leading college and 
university libraries and consortiums, including The Resear....Read More

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Creating the Digital Academic Library -  
Price: $69.50   JULY 2004    ISBN: 1-57440- 071-1

This report looks closely at the efforts of more than ten major academic libraries to develop their 
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Best Practices of Public Library Information Technology Directors -  
Price:  $65.00	    Publication Date:  February 2005       ISBN:  1-57440-073-8
This special report is based on exhaustive interviews with information technology directors and 
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Creating the Virtual Reference Service -  
PRICE: $85.00   JANUARY 2003        ISBN: 1-57440-058-4

This report profiles the efforts of 15 academic, special, and public libraries to develop digital 
reference services.  The aim of the study is to enable other libraries to ben....Read More

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