Mapping Library Lending: Using GIS Technology to Explore ILL Lending Data

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dc.contributor.authorDecker, Emy Nelson
dc.contributor.authorWaltemate, Brittany
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T18:57:10Z
dc.date.available2025-03-14
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractGeographic Information System (GIS) technology can be employed by academic librarians to study interlibrary loan (ILL) lending patterns of circulating materials. The data collected and analyzed using GIS can apprise librarians about the efficacy of existing networks, assist them in making sound cost-saving choices, and inform collection development activities. In this article, the physical lending outputs at The University of Alabama are studied across five years to understand better and explore factors that impact lending activities within Alabama. The data retrieved elucidate stable patterns and highlight identifiable changes in usage that can inform subsequent lending network practices within the state. The totality of this data can aid toward the desired outcomes of enhanced resource sharing as it relates to ILL practices.
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dc.identifier.citationDecker, E.N. & Waltemate, B.G. (2024). Mapping library lending: Using GIS technology to explore ILL lending data. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 50(2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102858
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102858
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/13191
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCopyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectInterlibrary loan (ILL)
dc.subjectGeographic Information System (GIS)
dc.subjectLibrary lending
dc.subjectTemporal change
dc.subjectState and regional networks
dc.titleMapping Library Lending: Using GIS Technology to Explore ILL Lending Data
dc.typeArticle
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