An Interlibrary Loan Cost Study.

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Main Authors: Connolly, Bruce, LaGuardia, Cheryl
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Language:en
Published: 1983
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author Connolly, Bruce
LaGuardia, Cheryl
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LaGuardia, Cheryl
Connolly, Bruce
LaGuardia, Cheryl
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contents An Interlibrary Loan Cost Study. Connolly, Bruce LaGuardia, Cheryl College Libraries Cost Effectiveness Higher Education Input Output Analysis Interlibrary Loans Library Administration Library Expenditures Library Research Library Services Library Statistics Program Effectiveness This interlibrary loan (ILL) cost study was conducted at Union College Library in Schenectady, New York, in order to provide immediate feedback about ILL as well as to serve as a potential management tool for library and college administrators. This report describes the financial statistics of a 3-year period of use of ILL services at this small, private college library. Following a review of previous cost studies, the researchers chose to use available year-long data sets to calculate (rather than estimate) interlibrary loan transaction costs as precisely as possible. Costs per transaction were calculated based on the actual costs of insurance, fees, and charges incurred by the library on behalf of patrons; telecommunications; local library council dues; salaries, wages, and fringe benefits; and on closely figured estimates of postage, photocopying expenses, and overhead for all regular and student employees' salaries and wages. This paper includes an interpretation of the study results, discussion and conclusions, and numerous tables presenting the detailed costs by academic year and percentage increases in both extra-organizational ILL cost components, and extra-organizational cost shifts. (THC)
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spellingShingle An Interlibrary Loan Cost Study.
Connolly, Bruce
LaGuardia, Cheryl
College Libraries
Cost Effectiveness
Higher Education
Input Output Analysis
Interlibrary Loans
Library Administration
Library Expenditures
Library Research
Library Services
Library Statistics
Program Effectiveness
An Interlibrary Loan Cost Study. Connolly, Bruce LaGuardia, Cheryl College Libraries Cost Effectiveness Higher Education Input Output Analysis Interlibrary Loans Library Administration Library Expenditures Library Research Library Services Library Statistics Program Effectiveness This interlibrary loan (ILL) cost study was conducted at Union College Library in Schenectady, New York, in order to provide immediate feedback about ILL as well as to serve as a potential management tool for library and college administrators. This report describes the financial statistics of a 3-year period of use of ILL services at this small, private college library. Following a review of previous cost studies, the researchers chose to use available year-long data sets to calculate (rather than estimate) interlibrary loan transaction costs as precisely as possible. Costs per transaction were calculated based on the actual costs of insurance, fees, and charges incurred by the library on behalf of patrons; telecommunications; local library council dues; salaries, wages, and fringe benefits; and on closely figured estimates of postage, photocopying expenses, and overhead for all regular and student employees' salaries and wages. This paper includes an interpretation of the study results, discussion and conclusions, and numerous tables presenting the detailed costs by academic year and percentage increases in both extra-organizational ILL cost components, and extra-organizational cost shifts. (THC)
title An Interlibrary Loan Cost Study.
topic College Libraries
Cost Effectiveness
Higher Education
Input Output Analysis
Interlibrary Loans
Library Administration
Library Expenditures
Library Research
Library Services
Library Statistics
Program Effectiveness
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED257468