Commercial Digest (2 messages) Bob Persing 04 Oct 2013 19:56 UTC
Commercial Digest, a once a week digest of messages containing informational content from commercial bodies (i.e., publishers, vendors, agents, etc.) This week's digest contains 2 messages: 1) Share your views on content discovery 2) Outsell's Information Management Benchmark - Request for your Participation --------------- Message #1: Subject: Share your views on content discovery From: "Oosman, Aalia" <Aalia.Oosman@tandf.co.uk> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 08:32:11 +0000 Taylor & Francis conducted primary research throughout 2013 to produce a comprehensive white paper entitled, Facilitating Access to Free Online Content: Challenges and Opportunities for the Library Community. We have noticed some key industry trends as a result of this research and would like to conduct additional supplementary research to explore these themes further via a follow up survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NC97DRH Primary research within the white paper revealed that 71 percent of librarians surveyed struggle with the unknown permanence of free content. Taylor & Francis initially asked survey recipients, "Has your library implemented, or is planning to implement, any of the following discoverability services?" Our research revealed the following: 42% of survey respondents are planning to improve their end-user interfaces for their library website (48% have already implemented) 35% plan to improve their cataloging systems (38% have already implemented) 32% of survey respondents plan to conduct user research to understand their users' needs and/or requirements (40% have already undertaken this) To explore these responses further, we hope you will be able to spare several minutes to complete some follow-up survey questions : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NC97DRH The results of the survey will be compiled into a presentation in which Taylor & Francis and George Washington University Libraries will co-present at the 33rd Annual Charleston conference, on November 9, 2013. The presentation will be uploaded online and we will also add the results of this survey online and send out an announcement once the results become available. Best wishes and many thanks Elyse Profera Associate Library Marketing Manager Taylor & Francis Group, 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Email: elyse.profera@taylorandfrancis.com --------------- Message #2: Subject: Outsell's Information Management Benchmark - Request for your Participation From: James Erickson <jerickson@outsellinc.com> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 19:11:13 +0000 Greetings It’s that time of year again when Outsell, Inc. launches its 14th annual Information Management Benchmark Survey of information managers and librarians in industries, nonprofits, government agencies, and educational and healthcare institutions. The survey asks about information center budgets, content spending, and staffing. All responses are confidential. The data will be presented in aggregate form only. We ask that only one person from each information center or library answer the survey to avoid duplicate responses from the same organization. Respondents completing the survey will receive the topline study results. This report will provide concrete benchmarks you can use for comparison of your library to peer organizations. Use it to justify spending, hone your resource allocation decisions, and provide management with key metrics about your library’s vendor portfolio. In addition, respondents can enter a drawing for one of 15 Amazon gift certificates of $25.00. To enter the survey, point your browser to: http://www.interceptsurveys.net/Survey1372/?VID=410 After answering introductory questions, you may download a PDF version of the survey. The survey must be completed online. The survey will close Friday, October 25th, 2013, midnight, Pacific Time. Thank you for your participation in this important project and a special thank you to those of you who have supported this research over the years. We appreciate your time and contribution. If you have any questions about the survey, please email James Erickson at jerickson@outsellinc.com *********************************************** * You are subscribed to the SERIALST listserv (Serials in Libraries discussion forum) * For additional information, see the SERIALST Scope, Purpose and Usage Guidelines <http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/serialst.html> ***********************************************