[Lib-helig-l] Resource sharing cost study article now available

Dear Colleagues,

For information, from a colleague of mine in the US, an excellent article is now available on assessing the costs of resource sharing, and provides a good guide and sample methodology for anyone wanting to undertake such an analysis involving multiple organizations. The authors would also like to hear from anyone else involved in similar undertakings.

"I'm pleased to report that the article I wrote with Nancy Kress, North Carolina State Univ., on our resource sharing cost study of some U.S. academic libraries is now available.  This article is based upon the research we discussed at the 12^th Interlending and Document Supply Conference in September 2011.  The cost study looked at FY11 average costs across a variety of resource sharing services. You can access the article on one of two ways:

 1) Lars Leon, Nancy Kress, (2012) "Looking at resource sharing costs", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 40 Iss: 2, pp.81 – 87

 2)  Our authors' submitted version can be found on the University of Kansas Institutional Repository ~ KU ScholarWorks at http://hdl.handle.net/1808/9655

Regards,

Kim

Editorial Advisory Board member, Interlending and Document Supply