The Survey of Academic and Special Libraries

This report gives extensive and detailed benchmarking data for information science professionals. Tables are carefully designed to allow users to compare their library's spending priorities and policies with those of comparable libraries, leaders in the field or with the library down the block. Track the use of new technologies regarding the Internet, cataloging, databases, document delivery, electronic journals and more.

The study includes over 550 tables. There are sections on commercial on-line services, database decision-making, access, and spending, electronic document delivery services, CD-ROMs, DVDs, internet usage, library satisfaction and usage surveys, software, print journals, electronic journals, photocopying machines, cataloging, libraries' web pages, libraries' intranets, books, maps and other topographical information, magazines, audio-video, and optical imaging and archiving.