[ILL-L] Statistics gathering

[Campbell, Heather]

Yes- Nate I saw that. But the OCLC stats were way off anyway so it's
just as well I did things the hard way.  My eyes tell a different story.

 

Heather Campbell, Senior Librarian

Manager- Interlibrary Loan 

Jacksonville Public Library (JPL)

303 North Laura Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202-3505 heatherc at coj.net  (904) 630-2986

 

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Hosburgh
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 12:51 PM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Statistics gathering

 

"Library Type" is a field in the Borrower/Lender Transaction-Level
Detail Reports.

 

From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Peterson, Kim A.
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:40 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Statistics gathering

 

When I get this kind of request I talk directly to my Administrative
contact, saying: "  I don't have statistics in this format. I estimate
it will take 3 hours to compile this information. Knowing that, do you
still want the data?"

 

I mention this only because there is a plethora of surveys floating
around these days, attempts to gather various data for vague purposes.
My institution pretty much dismisses random surveys that arrive in the
mail asking for our participation, especially if data requested doesn't
already exist in a form easily gathered and reported.  

 

I agree with others that using OCLC stats in a database manager program
would come the closest to getting what you want although "type of
library" isn't reflected there.

 

Kim Peterson

Director of Technical Services

St. Louis Public Library

	-----Original Message-----
	From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Campbell, Heather
	Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:23 AM
	To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
	Subject: [ILL-L] Statistics gathering

	Admin forwarded a request for statistical and
percentage/proportional data from the last fiscal year that they needed
immediately- namely:

	 

	For Borrowing:

	Loans filled by in-state libraries (number and percentage of
whole)

	Loans filled by out-of-state libraries (number and percentage of
whole)

	The types of libraries filling the loans (academic. public,
school, special, other) (number and percentage of whole for each type)

	 

	For Lending:

	For Borrowing:

	Loans filled for in-state libraries (number and percentage of
whole)

	Loans filled for out-of-state libraries (number and percentage
of whole)

	The types of libraries requesting the loans (academic. public,
school, special, other) (number and percentage of whole for each type)

	 

	I used ILLiad data for this because it includes ALA requests but
I had to go through all 3960 records and assign state and library type
designations and because ILLiad gave me the data for the whole year.  It
looked like OCLC only gave this information for a month at a time
instead of for a time period.  

	 

	Can any of you think of less labor-intensive way of getting this
information together?  

	 

	By the way- the resulting information was interesting and
surprising in some cases.  My eyes are still tying to recover.

	 

	 

	Heather Campbell, Senior Librarian

	Manager- Interlibrary Loan 

	Jacksonville Public Library (JPL)

	303 North Laura Street

	Jacksonville, FL 32202-3505 heatherc at coj.net  (904) 630-2986

	 

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