Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Library Experiences with
Shelf Ready Vendor Services, ISBN 1-57440-189-0. The report presents data
from nearly sixty public and academic libraries, with results broken out by
size and type of library, and other variables. The report looks at library
spending on shelf ready services, what kinds of materials receive shelf
ready services, what types of shelf ready services that libraries are using,
and how happy they are with them, among other issues.
Just a few of the report’s findings are that:
• Nearly 15% of libraries in the sample have been deterred from using
shelf-ready processing services by the possible delay in receiving ordered
materials.
• 62.5% of libraries currently using shelf-ready services use spine label
shelf-ready service.
• Juvenile materials are excluded from shelf-ready labeling by 14.81% of all
libraries in the sample.
• 41.18% of libraries report that their vendor charges a uniform fee for all
items in a shipment regardless of which items receive particular shelf-ready
services.
• Libraries in the sample estimate that a mean of 35.34% of their technical
services work is outsourced to shelf-ready service providers.
• Book jobbers, subscription agents, and other major content providers and
distributors account for a mean of 59.37% of spending on shelf-ready
services among libraries in the sample.
• Upon receiving shelf-ready materials, 59.38% of libraries route them to
Cataloging/Processing to complete processing and ensure quality control
standards. These include 54.55% of academic libraries.
• 91.67% of libraries in the sample, including 93.33% of academic libraries
and 88.89% of public libraries, report an average rate of 0-3% of physical
processing errors on shipments received by their libraries.
For further information, view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.
Received on Thu Feb 23 2012 - 10:23:54 EST