Monograph on Inter-library Loan (Primary Research Group)
Primary Research Group, publisher of surveys and research reports about libraries and higher education, is seeking an experienced librarian to write a monograph about new developments in inter-library loan. The author will interview at least ten leading academic libraries and profile the impact of new technologies and developments on inter-library loan. Among the issues to be explored are the impact of digital repositories, copyright questions, tracking of rights and obligations, loan of rare books and other special or fragile items, services to distance learning students, relations with commercial document delivery providers, role of inter-library loan staff in acquisitions and licensing strategies, measurement of service productivity, software and automation, staff size and budgets, prioritization of service and other major issues in interlibrary loan. Potential authors should have the capaity to arrange interviews with professional asociates in major libraries, particuarly academic libraries.
Primary Research Group reports focus on the management issues confronting libraries. Reports are intended to provide useful management advice on which libraries can act. This is a compensated assigment. For more information, send an email outlining your qualifications to: Primarydat@Mindspring.com.
James Moses, Research Analyst
Primary Research Group Inc.
www.primaryresearch.com
