[ILL-L] Usage Statistics

[Campbell, Heather]

In August for lending cancellations
Requests finished: 56%
Branch policy   20.83%
In use/On loan  14.98%
Not owned         6.93%
Everything else- less than !%

We supply  lists "not owned" titles to Tech Services for removal from
WorldCat and to Collection Development and Main subject departments for
purchase consideration.  Here- 6 months is the normal time period for a
book to go from missing to being removed.  

Heather Campbell
Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
ill at coj.net    904-630-2985 


-----Original Message-----
From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Schoen
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 2:49 PM
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Usage Statistics


Winnie, our stats show 19% for "in use on loan," 17% for
"non-circulating," 14% for "not on shelf," and 10% each, for "lost" and
"volume issue not yet available."  Quite a few not on shelf!  And the
lost books are so high because our circulation staff keeps records in
the database for three years after determined missing.  What a pain for
me and other libraries!  I make your stats look great!

Kathy


Kathy Schoen
Serials/Interlibrary Loan
Grand Rapids Community College Library
143 Bostwick NE
Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 234-3749
(616) 234-3878 fax
kschoen at grcc.edu
OCLC:  EGP

>>> "Winnie Price" <winniep at nchcpl.lib.in.us> 09/09/08 12:59 PM >>>
I have been looking at our usage statistics for borrowing and lending,
but mostly I'm interested in lending right now.  I've been comparing the
percentage of unfilled requests with a reason of "in use on loan" vs.
any other reason for no.  What I'm finding is that between 30-40% of our
unfilled requests are because of some other reason than the material
being checked out to local patrons.  Occasionally these are policy
problems, but mostly it is because our materials are either lost or not
on the shelf, etc. which really bothers me.  Has anyone else done any
study similar to this and if so, would you be willing to share your
findings with me?  I'm just curious to know if this is normal.

 

Thanks,
Winnie

 

 

 

Winnie Price, Assistant Director

376 S. 15th St. v New Castle, IN 47362

(PH) 765-529-0362 ext. 302 v (FAX) 765-521-3581

winniep at nchcpl.lib.in.us 

 




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