And sadly, ARL rankings are ONLY about collection size. Nothing about service standards or delivery.
If you want to dig in, you * might * find something in LibQual data. This is a measure of user expectations and satisfaction http://www.libqual.org/home There are standard questions, and then participating libraries are able to ask a few local/customized questions. Of course, since media remains the red-headed stepchild of the academy, it is unlikely that most participating libraries would even consider asking questions specific to media.... -- deg farrelly, Full Librarian Mail Code 1006 Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: [email protected] ********** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:19:15 -0700 size, in ACRL terms, DOES matter. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
