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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
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