Inventors:
Lisa Ailene Cox - Dublin OH, US
Glenda Lammers - Columbus OH, US
Myrtle Gay Myers - Canal Winchester OH, US
Assignee:
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. - Dublin OH
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00, G06Q 1/14, G06Q 20/00, G06Q 30/00, G07G 1/12, G07G 5/00, A01K 5/02, G07B 17/00, G07F 19/00
US Classification:
705 28, 705 22, 705 24, 705 262, 705 269, 705 29, 705 30
Abstract:
An automated tool for analyzing inter-library loan (ILL) transactions to identify holding needs for a library. The automated tool may be used in conjunction with a bibliographic database that comprises data related to inter-library loan requests and document orders. Libraries have the ability to compare borrowing requests over time to identify acquisition priorities, compare borrowing requests based on age, subject, serial, and nonserial items, analyze items the library is borrowing, and analyze items the library is lending. ILL request data may be analyzed by date, by frequency, and by cost. The library may then decide to acquire additional holdings for its collection based on the analyses of ILL transaction data.