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FROM: ngiannam <[removed]@kent.edu>
REC'D: 4/7/02, 9:20 AM

I am a student in the M.L.S. program at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. I
am conducting a survey to determine the prevalence and characteristics
of short-loan bestseller collections. These collections are known by a
variety of names such as Sizzlers, Hot Reads, etc.

A brief, web-based survey is located at

http://student-l.slis.kent.edu/~ngiannam/home.htm

If you are willing to participate, please complete the survey by April 15,
2002.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (440) 735 -1787, or at the
email address below.

Thank you!

Nanette Giannamore
[removed]@kent.edu

FROM: ngiannam <[removed]@kent.edu>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:11 PM

Thank you for responding to my survey about short-loan bestseller collections,
which I am undertaking for my MLS. Some of you have asked if I would share the
results. I will be happy to post the results when the project is completed
this summer.

The brief web-based survey is available at

http://student-l.slis.kent.edu/~ngiannam/home.htm

There is still time to complete the survey if you haven't already done so.
Please respond by April 22, 2002.

Sincerely,

Nanette Giannamore
[removed]@kent.edu

FROM: Nanette Giannamore <[removed]@bbs2.rmrc.net>
REC'D: 9/15/02, 6:04 PM

Here are highlights from the results of the survey about short-loan
bestseller collections that was conducted as part of my MLS.

Responses:
40

Library size:
10 small
27 medium
3 large

Number with short-loan bestseller collections:
26

Length of time collection has been in place:
less than 1 year, 1
1 to 5 years, 15
more than 5 years, 10

Alternative to or replacement of reserves:
alternative, 23
replacement, 3

Reserves reduced:
yes, 8
no, 12

Collection promoted by:
display, telling patrons when they place a reserve, website, newsletter,
adjacent to new-books collection, flyers, labels on books, autohold,
reader's advisory, note on due-date slips, local newspaper

Bibliographic access:
yes, 21
no, 5

Collection includes nonfiction:
yes, 18
no, 7

Borrowing limit:
yes, 6
no, 20

Fee to borrow:
yes, 6
no, 20

Staff allowed to borrow:
yes, 22
no, 4

Most frequent circulation period:
1 week

Renewals allowed:
yes, 4
no, 22

Overdue fees:
same as regular collection, 15
more than regular collection, 10

Copies of bestsellers bought since inception of short-loan bestseller
collection:
more, 15
same, 8
less, 2

Disposal of excess copies:
returned to regular collection, booksale, returned to vendor, discarded if
worn, sent to smaller branches, donated

My thanks to the list members who took the survey.

I'll be unsubscribing, so please contact me off the list if you have any
comments.


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FROM: Arlene Wright <[removed]@cbpl.lib.ia.us>
REC'D: 9/15/02, 7:21 PM

Thanks so much for sharing these results.

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