SPEC Kit 345: Shared Print Programs · 57
28. Some shared print agreements limit access to members only some do not. If your library retains
shared print items on behalf of the members in a shared print agreement, to what extent does
your library provide access to the shared print items beyond the membership? Check all that apply.
N=49
Access to items retained under the shared print agreement is extended through other agreements with
other lending networks
38 78%
Access is extended to branch libraries and regional campuses of my institution but not to wider networks 7 14%
Retained items are available to members only 6 12%
My library does not retain shared print items 6 12%
29. What forms of access do you provide to the shared print items your library holds? Check all that
apply. N=49
Scans 39 80%
Circulate physical volumes to patrons of my library 36 74%
Loans of physical volumes for unrestricted use by patrons at the borrowing library 30 61%
Photocopies 26 53%
Loans of physical volumes for in-library use only at the borrowing library 26 53%
My library does not retain shared print items 7 14%
30. Does your library systematically digitize the shared print items it holds? N=46
Yes 1 2%
No 45 98%
If yes, please briefly describe the scope of digitization of shared print items. N=1
Digitize upon request
Answered No N=3
Only Special Collections are excluded.
Scans not yet on the Annex.
The shared print items we currently hold in a “light archive” were already available from vendors in digital form so we
are not digitizing them ourselves.
28. Some shared print agreements limit access to members only some do not. If your library retains
shared print items on behalf of the members in a shared print agreement, to what extent does
your library provide access to the shared print items beyond the membership? Check all that apply.
N=49
Access to items retained under the shared print agreement is extended through other agreements with
other lending networks
38 78%
Access is extended to branch libraries and regional campuses of my institution but not to wider networks 7 14%
Retained items are available to members only 6 12%
My library does not retain shared print items 6 12%
29. What forms of access do you provide to the shared print items your library holds? Check all that
apply. N=49
Scans 39 80%
Circulate physical volumes to patrons of my library 36 74%
Loans of physical volumes for unrestricted use by patrons at the borrowing library 30 61%
Photocopies 26 53%
Loans of physical volumes for in-library use only at the borrowing library 26 53%
My library does not retain shared print items 7 14%
30. Does your library systematically digitize the shared print items it holds? N=46
Yes 1 2%
No 45 98%
If yes, please briefly describe the scope of digitization of shared print items. N=1
Digitize upon request
Answered No N=3
Only Special Collections are excluded.
Scans not yet on the Annex.
The shared print items we currently hold in a “light archive” were already available from vendors in digital form so we
are not digitizing them ourselves.
