Law Library Benchmarks

by Primary Research Group
Law Library Benchmarks
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1574401041
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. Data in the report is based on a survey of 55 North American law libraries drawn from law firm, private company, university, courthouse and government agency law libraries. Data is broken out by size and type of library for ease in benchmarking. The 120+ page report covers developments in staffing, salaries, budgets, materials spending, use of blogs & wikis, use of legal directories, the library role in knowledge management, records management and content management systems. Patron and librarian training, reimbursement for library-related education and other issues are also covered in this latest edition.

Law Library Benchmarks, 2014 Edition

by Primary Research Group
Law Library Benchmarks, 2014 Edition
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1574402854
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The 155-page study gives extensive data and commentary on law library spending plans and management practices including current and future expected budgets, spending on salaries, and materials such as online databases, print reporters, online and print directories, books, e-books, journals and other information resources. The report also looks at use of particular types and brands of information resources, at cost recovery efforts and at law library effort to reduce costs and improve productivity through better negotiation and other tactics. The study also presents detailed data on library measures to enhance mobile device access and to use social media, blogs and other internet resources in the law library service effort.

Corporate Library Benchmarks

by Primary Research Group
Corporate Library Benchmarks
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1574400843
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This report, our sixth survey of corporate libraries, presents a broad range of data, broken out by size and type of organization. Among the issues covered are: spending trends on books, magazines, journals, databases, CD-ROM, directories and other information vehicles, plans to augment or reduce the scope and size of the corporate library, hiring plans, salary spending and personnel use, librarian research priorities by type of subject matter, policies on information literacy and library education, library relations with management, budget trends, breakdown in spending by the library vs other corporate departments that procure information, librarian use of blogs and RSS feeds, level of discounts received from book jobbers, use of subscription agents and other issues of concern to corporate and other business librarians.

Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition

by Primary Research Group
Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2004
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 157440069X
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This special report presents results from a survey of 50 corporate and other business libraries. Data is broken out by company sales volume and by type of industry, and the report presents a similar range of data for corporate libraries that Law Library Benchmarks presents for legal libraries. More than 200 detailed tables of data highlight developments in purchasing, digital licensing, use of ebooks and site licenses, policies in knowledge management and virtual library development, as well as spending on books, journals, databases, reference works, directories, cataloging systems, and other information vehicles.

Academic Library Building Renovation Benchmarks

by Primary Research Group
Academic Library Building Renovation Benchmarks
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1574401106
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The report presents detailed data from 65 academic libraries about their completed, current, or planned library renovation projects. The study includes detailed data on capital spending, library redesign budgets, and spending on computer labs & infocommons, in-library classrooms, artwork, library furniture, carpeting and other flooring, and other elements of academic library renovations or new construction. Details construction preferences for architectural features such as atriums, landscaping, better access to restrooms and building entrances/exits, installation or expansion of library cafes, development of group work areas, better use of natural light, better soundproofing and other design features often sought in new academic library construction or renovation. Also explores the use of various renovation and building features designed to save energy. Other areas covered include student satisfaction with the library redesign, its impact on the use of library services, and governance issues over what campus groups guide and control the redesign. Data is broken out by size and type of library, and by libraries that have experienced recent renovation projects vs those that have not.