International ILL: A Global Perspective on Resource Sharing

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1 International ILL: A Global Perspective on Resource Sharing TINA BAICH, IUPUI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MARLAYNA CHRISTENSEN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO ALA Annual Conference, June 23, 2012

2 Overview Purpose of STARS International ILL Committee: To evaluate trends in international interlibrary loan (ILL) and resource sharing, to develop materials and resources for international ILL practitioners, and to promote international ILL resource sharing efforts US Survey Findings: Baich, T., Zou, T., Weltin H., Yang Z. (2009), Lending and borrowing across borders: issues and challenges with international resource sharing, Reference and User Services Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp

3 Listservs: ILL L Stars L IFLA L IFLA Doc Del Arie L Getting the Word Out! CircPlus LLAMA L LLAMA SASS L RUSA L Doc Libs Australia Direct Contact: Libraries sharing with their international contacts Bookmarks in foreign languages to National Libraries

4 Demographics

5 Total Responses by Continent Africa 2% Asia 4% Australia & Oceania 8% Europe 33% North America 53% Central or South America 0%

6 Top 10 Responding Countries United States 246 Canada 47 Australia 37 Sweden 36 Italy 29 Norway 27 Denmark 22 Germany 15 United Kingdom 15 New Zealand 8

7 Medical / Health 6% National 7% State or Provincial 2% Public 6% College 9% Type of Libraries Law 1% Special 5% Other (please specify) 6% University 58% * School (Primary & Secondary) 0% with 1 response.

8 Overall Volume of Requests Borrow Returnables Borrow Non Returnables Lend Returnables 50 Lend Non Returnables 0 Fewer than 1,000 1,000 to 5,000 5,001 to 10,000 10,001 to 20,000 20,001 to 40,000 Over 40,000

9 Volume of International Requests None Fewer than to to to to to 2500 Over 2500 Borrow Lend

10 Borrowing

11 Types of Materials Requested Internationally Returnables 8% Nonreturnables 10% Both 82%

12 Unity UK 1% DOCLINE (National Library of Medicine) 16% Resource Sharing Networks Libraries Australia 7% No 14% OCLC 62% Other Networks

13 Tools

14 Continents from Which Libraries Will Borrow Africa 1% Asia 5% Australia & Oceania 12% North America 21% Europe 61% Central or South America 0%

15 Favorite Lenders US Sweden Australia Canada Denmark Norway Italy United Kingdom

16 Favorite Lenders North America Europe Australia & Oceania Asia Africa South/Central America Not sufficient data

17 Hard to Obtain Materials Copies of rare or older materials Local dissertations CD/Audio media Electronic books Video/Film media Serials (bound volumes/issues) Microforms Music scores Other Books

18 Fees to Users

19 Lending

20 Types of Materials Lent Internationally Returnables, 3.7% Nonreturnables, 11.4% Both, 84.9%

21 Volume of International Lending Up 30% or More Up 20% Up 10% No Change Down 10% Down 20% Down 30% or More 0 Receive Fill

22 Reasons for Change Increased Volume Visibility of holdings through online tools New membership in resource sharing networks Ease and speed of electronic delivery Decreased Volume Copyright and licensing restrictions Prohibitive shipping costs Greater availability of online resources Payment options

23 Countries to Which Libraries Will Lend Canada Australia United Kingdom United States Denmark Germany France Norway Sweden New Zealand Japan Finland Italy Spain South Africa Estonia Netherlands Czech Republic Korea, South China Turkey Hungary

24 Countries to Which Libraries Will Not Lend Mexico 6 Afghanistan Australia Korea, North United States China Italy South Africa Canada Egypt France Iran Iraq Libya Russia Spain Turkey

25 Copyright & Licensing Restrictions 20.3% don t deliver non returnables electronically 42.3% can t supply non returnables because of copyright

26 Shipping Returnables Non Returnables Courier Expedited Postal Regular Postal

27 Fees 2% 12% 19% 15% 52% No higher than domestic Higher for all transactions Higher for nonreturnables only Higher for returnables only Only shipping charges

28 Payment Options 2% 3% 2% 3% 5% 3% 7% 22% IFLA Vouchers OCLC IFM Reciprocal agreements Credit cards Checks in local currency 13% 19% Checks in foreign currency Cash 10% 11% Int'l Reply Coupons Deposit accounts Electronic fund transfers DOCLINE EFTS Other

29 Communications Top methods for receiving requests: E mail (86.1%) OCLC (56.4%) Fax (32.9%) Mail (31.4%) Only 35.7% have lending policies posted on library web site 58.8% do not routinely refer requests to other lenders when unable to supply

30 Conclusion

31 Comparison 2007 survey of US libraries Over 50% have annual volume of less than 5,000 94% borrow and lend internationally Canada, Australia, UK among top countries from which libraries borrow and to which libraries will lend Videos/Films, Books more than 100 years old, & Dissertations identified as most difficult to borrow 2011 survey of international libraries Over 50% have annual volume of less than 5, % borrow internationally 86.9% lend internationally Canada, Australia, UK among top countries from which libraries borrow and to which libraries will lend Copies of rare or older materials, Dissertations, & CD/Audio media identified as most difficult to borrow

32 Summary Level of international ILL activity 51% reported an increase of at least 10% Visibility of collections Online lending policies Only 35.7% make available on library website Next step Separate analysis of US and non US data

33 Questions? Tina Baich Marlayna Christensen