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results of photocopy/reader-printer survey (Marilyn Parrish) Marcia Tuttle 14 Mar 2000 14:54 UTC

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:25:03 -0500
From: Marilyn Parrish <Marilyn.Parrish@MILLERSV.EDU>
Subject: results of photocopy/reader-printer survey

Thanks very much to all who responded to the survey I posted last month.
Here is a summary of responses.  If you have any question, please contact
me.

Marilyn M. Parrish
Reference and Circulation/Reserve Librarian
Ganser Library
Millersville University
Millersville, PA 17551

Photocopy/Mf Reader-Printer Survey

The photocopy/mf reader-printer survey was posted at the beginning of
February, 2000, on the following listservs: SSHELCO, ACLCP-L, CIRCPLUS,
SERIALST.

Responses:      1.  SSHELCO and ACLCP-L         19
                2.  CIRCPLUS and SERIALST       42

SSHELCO--State System of Higher Education (PA)
ACLCP-L--Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania

Questions

1. How many public use photocopy machines do you have?
        Variety of responses from 1-50

2-3. Do you own or lease your photocopiers?
        Group                           #       %
        1       own             5       29
                        lease           11      65
                        lease to own    1       6

                2       own             10      25
                        lease           26      65
                        both            4       10

4. Who repairs your machines when they malfunction?
Group                           #       %
                1       campus  0
                        vendor          3       18
                        nv mc           14      82
                        (non-vendor maintenance co.)

                2       campus  0
                        vendor          19      47.5
                        nv mc           21      52.5
                        (non-vendor maintenance co.)

5. How would you rate the response of the company to calls for maintenance?
                Poor-excellent

Those who owned their own machines and had a maintenance contract with or
leased photocopiers from Xerox or IKON reported excellent service.

6. How many public use microfilm/fiche reader printers do you have?
                1-14
7-8. Do you own or lease your microfilm/fiche reader printers?
Group                           #       %
                1       own             17      90
                        lease           1       5
                        both            1       5

                2       own             36      88
                        lease           2       5
                        both            3       7

9-10. Who repairs your machines when they malfunction?
Group                           #       %
                 1      campus  0
                        vendor          1       5
                        nv mc           18      95
                        (non-vendor maintenance co.)

                2       campus  1       3
                        vendor          11      32
                        nv mc           22      65
                        (non-vendor maintenance co.)

11. Which microfilm/fiche reader printers for public use have worked well
for your library?
Group                           #       %
                1       Canon           4       20
                        Fuji            1       5
                        Minolta 15      75

                2       Canon           12      32
                        Fuji            1       3
                        Minolta 22      59
                        Okidata 1       3
                                3M              1       3

12.  How much do you charge for a photocopy? To print microfilm/fiche?
                Most    .10             discount offered with copy card

13-14. Do you offer change in the library?
        most either machine or desk, repairs by someone on campus or local
company

15. Do you make use of a debit (copy) card?  Campus-wide or in-library use?
Group                           #       %
                1       no              5       26
                        copy card       10      53
                        campus  4       21

                2       no              11      26
                        copy card       23      55
                        campus  8       19

16. Do you provide a photo/micro copying service for any library users?
Group                           #       %
                1       no              13      68
                        faculty         4       21
                        distance ed     2       10
                        all             1       5
                        other           1       5
                                (handicapped)

                2       no              11      26
                        faculty         13      30
                        distance ed     10      23
                        all             6       14
                        other           3       7
                                (law firms, doctors, handicapped)

17. Do you provide this at all times or only when the machines malfunction?
                Not enough responses to this question. Impression: Most
libraries have machines that work. Service is offered for other reasons than
malfunctioning equipment.

18. How much do you charge for this service? What turnaround time do you
offer?
        Charge: variety of responses from free to .10/pg to $6.00/article.
        Turnaround: immediately, same day, 24 hr, 48 hr.

                                MMP 2/25/00