SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS_ 20
CHAPTER
ONE: TRENDS IN THE ALLOCATION OF SPACE
TO THE LIBRARY_ 28
Table 1. Level
of Remote and Walk-In Access Offered by the Libraries in the Sample 28
Table 2. Level
of Remote and Walk-In Access Offered by the Libraries in the Sample, Broken Out
by Annual Sales 28
Table 3. Level
of Remote and Walk-In Access Offered by the Libraries in the Sample, Broken Out
by Type of Industry 28
Table 4. Level
of Remote and Walk-In Access Offered by the Libraries in the Sample, Broken Out
by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over
the Past Five Years 29
Table 5. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number Of Separate Library Locations Per
Organization 29
Table 6. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number Of Separate Library Locations Per
Organization, Broken Out by Annual Sales 29
Table 7. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number Of Separate Library Locations Per
Organization, Broken Out by Type of Industry 30
Table 8. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number Of Separate Library Locations Per
Organization, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 30
Table 9. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Locations for the Library in the Past
THREE Years 30
Table 10. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Locations for the Library in the Past
Three Years, Broken Out by Annual Sales 30
Table 11. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Locations for the Library in the Past
Three Years, Broken Out by Type of Industry 31
Table 12. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Locations for the Library in the Past
Three Years, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 31
Table 13. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office SPACE for the Library over the Past
FIVE Years 31
Table 14. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past
Five Years, Broken Out by Annual Sales 31
Table 15. Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past
Five Years, Broken Out by Type of Industry 32
Table 16. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Office Space Allocated to
the Library Over the Past Two Years 32
Table 17. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Office Space Allocated to
the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Annual Sales 32
Table 18. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Office Space Allocated to
the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type of Industry 32
Table 19. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Office Space Allocated to
the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 33
Table 20. Expected
Trend in the Allocation of Office Space to the Library over the Next Three
Years 33
Table 21. Expected
Trend in the Allocation of Office Space to the Library over the Next Three
Years, Broken Out by Annual Sales 33
Table 22. Expected
Trend in the Allocation of Office Space to the Library over the Next Three
Years, Broken Out by Type of Industry 33
Table 23. Expected
Trend in the Allocation of Office Space to the Library over the Next Three
Years, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for
the Library over the Past Five Years 34
CHAPTER
TWO: TREND IN THE NUMBER OF PATRON VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY 35
Table 24. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Patron Visitors to the Physical Premises
of the Library on a Typical Business Day 35
Table 25. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Patron Visitors to the Physical Premises
of the Library on a Typical Business Day, Broken Out by Annual Sales 35
Table 26. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Patron Visitors to the Physical Premises
of the Library on a Typical Business Day, Broken Out by Type of Industry 35
Table 27. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Patron Visitors to the Physical Premises
of the Library on a Typical Business Day, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition
or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 36
Table 28. Trend
Over the Past Two Years in the Number of Patron Visitors to the Library 36
Table 29. Trend
Over the Past Two Years in the Number of Patron Visitors to the Library, Broken
Out by Annual Sales 36
Table 30. Trend
Over the Past Two Years in the Number of Patron Visitors to the Library, Broken
Out by Type of Industry 36
Table 31. Trend
Over the Past Two Years in the Number of Patron Visitors to the Library, Broken
Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library
over the Past Five Years 37
CHAPTER
THREE: EMPLOYMENT TRENDS_ 38
Table 32. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Librarians Employed by the Library 38
Table 33. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Librarians Employed by the Library,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 38
Table 34. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Librarians Employed by the Library,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 38
Table 35. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Librarians Employed by the Library,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 38
Table 36. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology, Clerical
and Other Non-Librarian Staff Employed by the Library 39
Table 37. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology, Clerical
and Other Non-Librarian Staff Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 39
Table 38. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology, Clerical
and Other Non-Librarian Staff Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 39
Table 39. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology, Clerical
and Other Non-Librarian Staff Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Trends in
the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 40
Table 40. Trend
in the Number of Full Time Personnel Employed Over the Past Two Years 40
Table 41. Trend
in the Number of Full Time Personnel Employed Over the Past Two Years, Broken
Out by Annual Sales 40
Table 42. Trend
in the Number of Full Time Personnel Employed Over the Past Two Years, Broken
Out by Type of Industry 41
Table 43. Trend
in the Number of Full Time Personnel Employed Over the Past Two Years, Broken
Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library
over the Past Five Years 41
Table 44. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2005_ 41
Table 45. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2005, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 41
Table 46. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2005, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 42
Table 47. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2005, Broken Out by Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past
Five Years 42
Table 48. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2006_ 42
Table 49. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2006, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 42
Table 50. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2006, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 43
Table 51. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries in 2006, Broken Out by Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past
Five Years 43
Table 52. Percentage
of Libraries in the Sample that have Outsourced Research Functions to India,
China, Russia or other Developing Economies 43
Table 53. Percentage
of Libraries in the Sample that have Outsourced Research Functions to India,
China, Russia or other Developing Economies, Broken Out by Annual Sales 43
Table 54. Percentage
of Libraries in the Sample that have Outsourced Research Functions to India,
China, Russia or other Developing Economies, Broken Out by Type of Industry 44
Table 55. Percentage
of Libraries in the Sample that have Outsourced Research Functions to India,
China, Russia or other Developing Economies, Broken Out by Trends in the
Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 44
CHAPTER
FOUR: THE LIBRARY BUDGET_ 45
Table 56. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Annual Budget for the Library Including
Salaries, Overhead, Materials, Maintenance and Other Costs 45
Table 57. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Annual Budget for the Library Including
Salaries, Overhead, Materials, Maintenance and Other Costs, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 45
Table 58. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Annual Budget for the Library Including
Salaries, Overhead, Materials, Maintenance and Other Costs, Broken Out by Type
of Industry 45
Table 59. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Annual Budget for the Library Including
Salaries, Overhead, Materials, Maintenance and Other Costs, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 45
Table 60. Percentage
of Libraries that Included the Cost of Personnel Benefits and the Cost of
Library Office Space in Their Budget Calculations 46
Table 61. Percentage
of Libraries that Included the Cost of Personnel Benefits and the Cost of
Library Office Space in Their Budget Calculations, Broken Out by Annual Sales 46
Table 62. Percentage
of Libraries that Included the Cost of Personnel Benefits and the Cost of
Library Office Space in Their Budget Calculations, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 46
Table 63. Percentage
of Libraries that Included the Cost of Personnel Benefits and the Cost of
Library Office Space in Their Budget Calculations, Broken Out by Trends in the
Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 46
Table 64. Trend
in the Library Budget in 2005_ 46
Table 65. Trend
in the Library Budget in 2005, Broken Out by Annual Sales 47
Table 66. Trend
in the Library Budget in 2005, Broken Out by Type of Industry 47
Table 67. Trend
in the Library Budget in 2005, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction
of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 47
Table 68. Trend
in the Library Budget for 2006_ 47
Table 69. Trend
in the Library Budget for 2006, Broken Out by Annual Sales 47
Table 70. Trend
in the Library Budget for 2006, Broken Out by Type of Industry 48
Table 71. Trend
in the Library Budget for 2005, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 48
Table 72. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Increase in the Library’s 2006 Budget 48
Table 73. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Increase in the Library’s 2006 Budget,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 48
Table 74. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Increase in the Library’s 2006 Budget,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 49
Table 75. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Increase in the Library’s 2006 Budget,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 49
Table 76. Organizational
Management’s View of the Future of the Library 49
Table 77. Organizational
Management’s View of the Future of the Library, Broken Out by Annual Sales 50
Table 78. Organizational
Management’s View of the Future of the Library, Broken Out by Type of Industry 50
Table 79. Organizational
Management’s View of the Future of the Library, Broken Out by Trends in the
Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 51
CHAPTER
FIVE: LIBRARY SPENDING ON MATERIALS AND
CONTENT_ 52
Table 80. Percentage
of Total Company Information Budget Controlled or Managed by the Library 52
Table 81. Percentage
of Total Company Information Budget Controlled or Managed by the Library,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 52
Table 82. Percentage
of Total Company Information Budget Controlled or Managed by the Library,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 52
Table 83. Percentage
of Total Company Information Budget Controlled or Managed by the Library,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 53
Table 84. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Library Content/Materials in 2005 53
Table 85. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Spending for Content/Materials in 2006 53
Table 86. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Library Content/Materials in 2005,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 53
Table 87. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Spending for Content/Materials in 2006,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 54
Table 88. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Library Content/Materials in 2005,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 54
Table 89. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Spending for Content/Materials in 2006,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 54
Table 90. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Library Content/Materials in 2005,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 55
Table 91. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Spending for Content/Materials in 2006,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 55
CHAPTER
SIX: SPENDING FOR ONLINE DATABASES_ 56
Table 92. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2005 56
Table 93. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2006 56
Table 94. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2005,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 56
Table 95. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2006,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 56
Table 96. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2005,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 57
Table 97. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2006,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 57
Table 98. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2005,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 57
Table 99. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending For Online Databases In 2006,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 58
Table
100. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases in 2007 58
Table
101. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases in 2007, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 58
Table
102. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases in 2007, Broken Out by Type
of Industry 58
Table
103. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases in 2007, Broken Out by Trends
in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past
Five Years 59
CHAPTER SEVEN: PLANS IN MAKING TRADE OFF IN PRINT VS ONLINE
SPENDING FOR CONTENT_ 60
Table
104. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Print Resources 60
Table
105. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Electronic
Resources 60
Table
106. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Print Resources,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 60
Table
107. Mean, Median, Minimum &
Maximum Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Electronic
Resources, Broken Out by Annual Sales 61
Table
108. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Print Resources,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 61
Table
109. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Electronic
Resources, Broken Out by Type of Industry 61
Table
110. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Print Resources,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 63
Table
111. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Spending for Content Accounted for by Electronic
Resources, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space
for the Library over the Past Five Years 63
Table
112. Trend in the Trade Off of Spending
on Print and Electronic Content 63
Table
113. Trend in the Trade Off of Spending
on Print and Electronic Content, Broken Out by Annual Sales 64
Table
114. Trend in the Trade Off of Spending
on Print and Electronic Content, Broken Out by Type of Industry 65
Table
115. Trend in the Trade Off of Spending
on Print and Electronic Content, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 65
CHAPTER
EIGHT: RESEARCH TRENDS AND REFERENCE
PRACTICES_ 66
Table
116. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive 66
Table
117. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 66
Table
118. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 66
Table
119. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 66
Table
120. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions in Various Formats
Specified Below_ 67
Table
121. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions in Various Formats
Specified Below, Broken Out by Annual Sales 67
Table
122. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions in Various Formats
Specified Below, Broken Out by Type of Industry 67
Table
123. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions in Various Formats
Specified Below, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 68
Table
124. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within
30 Minutes of Receipt 68
Table
125. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within
30 Minutes of Receipt, Broken Out by Annual Sales 68
Table
126. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within
30 Minutes of Receipt, Broken Out by Type of Industry 69
Table
127. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within
30 Minutes of Receipt , Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of
Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 69
Table
128. Percentage Of Total Research And
Reference Work Done By Librarians That Concerns Patents, Trademarks And
Copyright As A Primary Theme 69
Table
129. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Corporate Governance as a
Primary Theme 70
Table
130. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns the Profiling of Competitors as
a Primary Theme 70
Table
131. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Regulatory Matters as a Primary
Theme 70
Table
132. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Market Research and New Markets
as a Primary Theme 71
Table
133. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Emerging Technologies as a
Primary Theme 71
Table
134. Percentage Of Total Research And
Reference Work Done By Librarians That Concerns Patents, Trademarks And
Copyright As A Primary Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 71
Table
135. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Corporate Governance as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 72
Table
136. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns the Profiling of Competitors as
a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 72
Table
137. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Regulatory Matters as a Primary
Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 72
Table
138. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Market Research and New Markets
as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 73
Table
139. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Emerging Technologies as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Annual Sales 73
Table
140. Percentage Of Total Research And
Reference Work Done By Librarians That Concerns Patents, Trademarks And
Copyright As A Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 73
Table
141. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Corporate Governance as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 74
Table
142. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns the Profiling of Competitors as
a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 74
Table
143. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Regulatory Matters as a Primary
Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 75
Table
144. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Market Research and New Markets
as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 75
Table
145. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Emerging Technologies as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Industry 75
Table
146. Percentage Of Total Research And
Reference Work Done By Librarians That Concerns Patents, Trademarks And
Copyright As A Primary Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 76
Table
147. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Corporate Governance as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 76
Table
148. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns the Profiling of Competitors as
a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 76
Table
149. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Regulatory Matters as a Primary
Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for
the Library over the Past Five Years 77
Table
150. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Market Research and New Markets
as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of
Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 77
Table
151. Percentage of Total Research and
Reference Work Done by Librarians that Concerns Emerging Technologies as a
Primary Theme, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 77
Table
152. Percentage of Libraries that
Participate in any Kind of Knowledge Management Initiative Sponsored by
Management 78
Table
153. Percentage of Libraries that
Participate in any Kind of Knowledge Management Initiative Sponsored by
Management, Broken Out by Annual Sales 78
Table
154. Percentage of Libraries that
Participate in any Kind of Knowledge Management Initiative Sponsored by
Management, Broken Out by Type of Industry 78
Table
155. Percentage of Libraries that
Participate in any Kind of Knowledge Management Initiative Sponsored by
Management, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space
for the Library over the Past Five Years 78
CHAPTER
NINE: USE OF BLOGS & RSS FEEDS BY
CORPORATE LIBRARIANS_ 79
Table
156. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Hours Spent Weekly by Main Corporate Librarian in Reading Blogs 79
Table
157. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Hours Spent Weekly by Main Corporate Librarian in Reading Blogs, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 79
Table
158. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Hours Spent Weekly by Main Corporate Librarian in Reading Blogs, Broken Out by
Type of Industry 79
Table
159. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Hours Spent Weekly by Main Corporate Librarian in Reading Blogs, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 80
Table
160. Percentage of Libraries that
Publish Their Own Blogs 80
Table
161. Percentage of Libraries that
Publish Their Own Blogs, Broken Out by Annual Sales 80
Table
162. Percentage of Libraries that
Publish Their Own Blogs, Broken Out by Type of Industry 80
Table
163. Percentage of Libraries that
Publish Their Own Blogs, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of
Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 81
Table
164. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Blogs Published by the Parent Organization 81
Table
165. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Blogs Published by the Parent Organization, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 81
Table
166. the Parent Organization, Broken
Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library
over the Past Five Years 81
Table
167. Percentage of Libraries that
Oversee RSS Feeds for Non-Library Executives 82
Table
168. Percentage of Libraries that
Oversee RSS Feeds for Non-Library Executives, Broken Out by Annual Sales 82
Table
169. Percentage of Libraries that
Oversee RSS Feeds for Non-Library Executives, Broken Out by Type of Industry 82
Table
170. Percentage of Libraries that
Oversee RSS Feeds for Non-Library Executives, Broken Out by Trends in the
Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 82
Table
171. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of individuals for Whom the Library Routinely Reviews Blogs or Oversees
RSS Feeds 83
Table
172. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of individuals for Whom the Library Routinely Reviews Blogs or Oversees
RSS Feeds, Broken Out by Annual Sales 83
CHAPTER
TEN: LIBRARIAN TRAVEL SPENDING AND CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE 84
Table
173. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Times the Head Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library
Business in the Past Year 84
Table
174. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Times the Head Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library
Business in the Past Year, Broken Out by Annual Sales 84
Table
175. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Times the Head Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library
Business in the Past Year, Broken Out by Type of Industry 84
Table
176. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Times the Head Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library
Business in the Past Year, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction
of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 85
Table
177. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Per Diem Spending for Lodging for Librarian Travel 85
Table
178. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Per Diem Spending on Food for Librarian Travel 85
Table
179. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Annual Spending by the Library and its Parent Organization on Travel, Lodging
and Conferences for Librarians 85
Table
180. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Annual Spending by the Library and its Parent Organization on Travel, Lodging
and Conferences for Librarians, Broken Out by Annual Sales 86
Table
181. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Annual Spending by the Library and its Parent Organization on Travel, Lodging
and Conferences for Librarians, Broken Out by Type of Industry 86
Table
182. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Annual Spending by the Library and its Parent Organization on Travel, Lodging and Conferences for
Librarians, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space
for the Library over the Past Five Years 86
CHAPTER
ELEVEN: USE OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARLY
AND BUSINESS JOURNALS 87
Table
183. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Print Versions with No Electronic Access) of
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals 87
Table
184. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Electronic Versions with No Print Counterpart)
of Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals 87
Table
185. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals that
Supply Both Print and Electronic Access 87
Table
186. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Print Versions with No Electronic Access) of
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 88
Table
187. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Electronic Versions with No Print Counterpart)
of Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out
by Annual Sales 88
Table
188. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals that
Supply Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Annual Sales 88
Table
189. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Print Versions with No Electronic Access) of
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out by
Type of Industry 88
Table
190. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Electronic Versions with No Print Counterpart)
of Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out
by Type of Industry 89
Table
191. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals that
Supply Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type of Industry 89
Table
192. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Print Versions with No Electronic Access) of
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 89
Table
193. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to (Electronic Versions with No Print Counterpart)
of Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals, Broken Out
by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over
the Past Five Years 90
Table
194. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Paid Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals that
Supply Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition
or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 90
Table
195. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats in 2005_ 90
Table
196. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats in 2006_ 91
Table
197. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats, Broken Out by Annual Sales 91
Table
198. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Annual Sales 91
Table
199. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats, Broken Out by Type of Industry 92
Table
200. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Type of Industry 92
Table
201. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space
for the Library over the Past Five Years 92
Table
202. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Business, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Scientific Journals in all
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 93
CHAPTER
TWELVE: USE OF NEWSPAPERS &
MAGAZINES_ 94
Table
203. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Newspapers and Magazines in Traditional
Print Formats, 2005_ 94
Table
204. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines & Newspapers, 2006_ 94
Table
205. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Magazines, 2005, Broken Out by Annual Sales 94
Table
206. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines & Newspapers, 2006, Broken
Out by Annual Sales 94
Table
207. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Magazines, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Industry 95
Table
208. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines & Newspapers, 2006, Broken
Out by Type of Industry 95
Table
209. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to
Magazines, 2005, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of
Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 95
Table
210. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines & Newspapers, 2006, Broken
Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library
over the Past Five Years 96
Table
211. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2005_ 96
Table
212. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2006_ 96
Table 213. Mean,
Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and
Newspapers in Electronic Formats in 2005, Broken Out by Annual Sales 96
Table
214. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Annual Sales 97
Table
215. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2005, Broken Out by Type of Industry 97
Table
216. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Type of Industry 97
Table
217. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2005, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 98
Table
218. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers in Electronic
Formats in 2006, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 98
CHAPTER
THIRTEEN: USE OF TRADITIONAL AND E-BOOKS
& DIRECTORIES_ 99
Table
219. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2006_ 99
Table
220. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2006, Broken Out by Annual Sales 99
Table
221. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2006, Broken Out by Type of Industry 99
Table
222. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2006, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 99
Table
223. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2005_ 100
Table
224. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2005, Broken Out by Annual Sales 100
Table
225. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2005, Broken Out by Type of Industry 100
Table
226. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Books in 2005, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or
Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 100
Table
227. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Print Versions of Directories in 2006 101
Table
228. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Print Versions of Directories in 2006, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 101
Table
229. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Print Versions of Directories in 2006, Broken Out by Type
of Industry 101
Table
230. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Library Spending for Print Versions of Directories in 2006, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 101
CHAPTER
FOURTEEN: LIBRARY POLICIES ON
WORKSTATIONS FOR PATRONS & STAFF 102
Table
231. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, 2005_ 102
Table
232. Mean, Median, Minimum and
Maximum Number of Workstations
Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, 2006_ 102
Table
233. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 102
Table
234. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 102
Table
235. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, Broken Out by
Type of Industry 103
Table
236. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of Workstations Maintained Primarily For Librarian Use, 2006, Broken Out
by Type of Industry 103
Table
237. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Librarian Use, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 103
Table
238. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of Workstations Maintained Primarily For Librarian Use, 2006, Broken Out
by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 104
Table
239. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Use by Library Patrons 104
Table
240. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Use by Library Patrons, Broken
Out by Annual Sales 104
Table
241. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Use by Library Patrons, Broken
Out by Type of Industry 104
Table
242. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Use by Library Patrons, Broken
Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library
over the Past Five Years 105
CHAPTER
FIFTEEN: SPENDING ON CD-ROM_ 106
Table
243. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained By The Library 106
Table
244. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained By The Library, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 106
Table
245. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained By The Library, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 106
Table
246. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Number Of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained By The Library, Broken Out by Trends in
the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 107
Table
247. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Spending on CD-ROM Subscriptions 2005 107
Table
248. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Spending on CD-ROM Subscriptions 2006 107
CHAPTER
SIXTEEN: TRENDS IN THE USE OF
SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS TO OBTAIN BOOKS & PERIODICALS_ 108
Table
249. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals 108
Table
250. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by
Annual Sales 108
Table
251. Percentage of Libraries in the Sample
that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 108
Table
252. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by
Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the
Past Five Years 108
Table
253. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Pay A Subscription Agent in a Lump Sum or, Conversely, in
Increments 109
Table
254. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Pay A Subscription Agent in a Lump Sum or, Conversely, in
Increments, Broken Out by Annual Sales 109
Table
255. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Pay A Subscription Agent in a Lump Sum or, Conversely, in
Increments, Broken Out by Type of Industry 109
Table
256. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Pay A Subscription Agent in a Lump Sum or, Conversely, in
Increments, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space
for the Library over the Past Five Years 109
Table
257. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Books 109
Table
258. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 110
Table
259. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 110
Table
260. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Trends in
the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 110
Table
261. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage Discount from List Price Received from Agent or Distributor of
Books, for Libraries that Use Such an Agent or Distributor 110
CHAPTER
SEVENTEEN: INFORMATION LITERACY_ 111
Table
262. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet
Search Skills of the Typical Middle Management Employee of the Organization_ 111
Table
263. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet
Search Skills of the Typical Middle Management Employee of the Organization,
Broken Out by Annual Sales 111
Table
264. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet
Search Skills of the Typical Middle Management Employee of the Organization,
Broken Out by Type of Industry 111
Table
265. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet
Search Skills of the Typical Middle Management Employee of the Organization,
Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the
Library over the Past Five Years 112
Table
266. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Offer Search Skill or Information Literacy Classes to Patrons on a
Regular Basis 112
Table
267. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Offer Search Skill or Information Literacy Classes to Patrons on a
Regular Basis, Broken Out by Annual Sales 112
Table
268. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Offer Search Skill or Information Literacy Classes to Patrons on a
Regular Basis, Broken Out by Type of Industry 112
Table
269. Percentage of Libraries in the
Sample that Offer Search Skill or Information Literacy Classes to Patrons on a
Regular Basis, Broken Out by Trends in the Addition or Subtraction of Office
Space for the Library over the Past Five Years 113
Table
270. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Staff Time Accounted for by Educating Patrons in the Use
of Databases and Other Information Literacy Functions 113
Table
271. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Staff Time Accounted for by Educating Patrons in the Use
of Databases and Other Information Literacy Functions, Broken Out by Annual
Sales 113
Table
272. Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Staff Time Accounted for by Educating Patrons in the Use
of Databases and Other Information Literacy Functions, Broken Out by Type of
Industry 114
Table
273. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum
Percentage of Library Staff Time Accounted for by Educating Patrons in the Use of
Databases and Other Information Literacy Functions, Broken Out by Trends in the
Addition or Subtraction of Office Space for the Library over the Past Five
Years 114
OTHER
REPORTS FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP_ 115