scholarly journals The Need for Diversity in Library Funding for OA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Demmy Verbeke
Keyword(s):  
Library Funding

scholarly journals The Socioeconomic Profile of Well-Funded Public Libraries: A Regression Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Michael Carlozzi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
State Level ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Library Funding ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Socioeconomic Data ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Objective – This study aimed to explore the well-established link between public library funding and activity, specifically to what extent socioeconomic factors could explain the correlation. Methods – State-level data from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners were analyzed for 280 public libraries using two linear regression models. These public libraries were matched with socioeconomic data for their communities. Results – Confirming prior research, a library’s municipal funding correlated strongly with its direct circulation. In terms of library outputs, the municipal funding appeared to represent a library’s staffing and number of annual visitations. For socioeconomic factors, the strongest predictor of a library’s municipal appropriation was its “number of educated residents.” Other socioeconomic factors were far less important. Conclusion – Although education correlated strongly with library activity, variation within the data suggests that public libraries are idiosyncratic and that their funding is not dictated exclusively by the community’s socioeconomic profile. Library administrators and advocates can examine what libraries of similar socioeconomic profiles do to receive additional municipal funding.

scholarly journals Benchmarking study of hospital libraries

Hypothesis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Spencer ◽  
Elizabeth Mamo ◽  
Brooke L. Billman
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Hospital Mergers ◽  
Document Delivery ◽  
Staffing Levels ◽  
Library Funding ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Hospital Systems ◽  
Effective Advocacy

Objectives: To assess the current landscape of hospital libraries by collecting benchmarking data from hospital librarians in the U.S. and other countries. Since the last MLA benchmarking survey in 2002 hospital libraries have faced significant changes including downsizing, position and library elimination, and hospital mergers. This survey will provides information to inform the development and implementation of effective advocacy for hospital libraries. Methods: A web-based, anonymous survey was designed to collect information from hospital librarians representing stand-alone hospitals and hospital systems. The 57-question survey was distributed via select list servs, targeting the US and Canada but open to any country. The topic areas covered hospital/health system, library, and library staff demographics; library characteristics and scope of service; interlibrary loan and document delivery; library funding; and library budget. Hospital library benchmarking surveys, including the previous MLA surveys, were reviewed and applicable questions were added. Results: There were a total of 180 respondents but the total number of responses for each question varied. Select results are as follows: of the responding libraries, 67.2% were part of a hospital system; 24.4% had merged with or were bought by another hospital or health system and, of those, 77.1% had acquired 1-5 hospitals in the last 10 years; 77.9% were not for profits; over half (55.2%) had <5,001 FTE in the organization; 56.9% had one library; 47.7% had 1 FTE librarian, 34.9% had 2-5; 82.1% did not or were not able to use social media; 60.7% didn’t have strategic plans; 66.1% belonged to a consortium; 48.2% provided up to 250 search requests a year; 66.3% did not receive funding outside of their organization; 32.5% had budgets for print books totaling less than $1,000; 30.1% had budgets, excluding salaries, of less than $100,000 and 9.7% had budgets over $1M. Conclusions: These findings contribute to the field’s knowledge of hospital library demographics as well as the services provided. The results suggest implications for hospital librarians regarding staffing levels and the depth of services within their unique settings, especially within the context of rapidly expanding health systems.

scholarly journals On the history of Library of Lviv academy of veterinary medicine: Austrian and Polish periods (1881–1944)

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (86) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
L.O. Lutsyk ◽  
S. Baran ◽  
L. Levytska
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Library Funding ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
White Spots ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy

The article describes history of creation and development of the Library of Lviv Academy of Veterinary Medicine for the period 1881–1944. The material presented is based on the works of famous professors, Academy tutors, Rector’s reports and documents of Polish authors concerning history of Lviv Veterinary Academy, veterinary science and education. The paper includes abbreviated biographies of Professor Anthony Baransky, the organizer and first curator of the Library, Professor Stanislav Krulikovsky, who 35 years guided the Library, Professors and Library curators Stanislav Niemchytsky, Adolf Gizelt, Andrzej Klisetsky, Doctor of Philosophy Ludwik Grajewski, as well as the librarians Theobald Skarzynsky, Lukash Kulchytsky, Leonidas Novitsky and Anastasia Shakhovska. Each of them made a considerable personal contribution to the development and operating of the Library. The influence of historical events on the linguistic structure of the fund and its replenishment is depicted and analyzed. The paper carefully analyzes the Library funding, which in different historical periods had its fluctuations, which influenced the acquisition of textbooks and periodicals subscription. The lack of funding in certain years substantially affected the completeness and even the abandonment of some important periodicals. During the years of economic instability, the Library was mainly funded from the sources received for library services from library readers. The article contains interesting personal information concerning the Library staff, as well as the Library exlibris. The complicacy of recollection of the historical background of Library’s formation and early years of its running is due to the limited number of documents covering period before the year 1944, especially concerning «white spots» of the period 1939–1944. The material presented is based predominantly on Polish sources, as well as on the original documents preserved in the librarian archives. Among the chief priorities of the Scientific Library of Lviv University of Veterinary Medicine is the maintenance of historical continuity, preservation of its rich and unique past, which is inextricably linked with the present. By this article its authors give tribute to the creators, curators and custodians of the Library.

The Janus Conference a decade later

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Michael Edward Stoller
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Library Funding ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Way ◽  
Library Collections

Purpose This paper aims to analyze and understand the changes in the academic library collection landscape since the Janus Conference in 2005. Design/methodology/approach This paper is reflective, reviewing the outcomes of the Janus Conference and providing a careful analysis of the library collection landscape that has evolved since. Findings Dramatic changes in both library funding and the organization of the scholarly environment have required significant changes to the way one thinks of the library collections and their relation with one another. Originality/value This paper provides a new perspective on the nature of the research librarian and his/her relationship to the building of library collections and the provision of access to them.

scholarly journals Interlending and resource sharing in UK public libraries: A mixed methods study

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Wakeling ◽  
Sophie Rutter ◽  
Briony Birdi ◽  
Stephen Pinfield
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library Funding ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents the results of a mixed methods study of interlending and resource sharing in UK public libraries, based on the results of a survey distributed to both senior library managers and interlending staff, and in-depth follow-up interviews with 20 respondents. We present an analysis of perspectives towards rates of interlending, the rationales and strategies for providing the service, the perceived value for money offered by various interlending schemes, the impact of the current digital environment, and views on the future of interlending in the UK. Our findings suggest that while interlending services are undoubtedly threatened by the drastic cuts to public library funding, and that demand for the service is more generally in decline, resource sharing is viewed by some as a potential means of mitigating the effects of increasingly limited acquisitions budgets, and ensuring the public library system continues to provide access to a wide range of resources for its users.

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