SPEC Kit 345: Shared Print Programs · 69
CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Please indicate the number of each type of institution that participates in your shared print
agreement. N=22
Type of Library Responses Total Participants
Academic libraries, ARL members 17 198
Academic libraries, non-ARL members 18 509
Academic libraries, community or 2-year college 2 46
Public libraries, ARL members 0 0
Public libraries, non-ARL members 1 3
Non-degree granting research libraries, ARL members 0 0
Non-degree granting research libraries, non-ARL members 2 6
Other category 6 253
Note: An institution may participate in more than one program and may be counted more than once in the aggregate total.
Please specify any “other category” of participating library. N=6
1 participant: Maine InfoNet, which is a collaborative of academic, public, school, and special libraries.
2 participants: The Illinois State Library &the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (a high school run by
the state)
3 participants: Hospital libraries
5 participants: Library consortium
65 participants: 63 Academic law libraries in the US and Canada (33 parent institutions are ARL) 2 state law libraries
177 participants: FC Library Depository Affiliate Program
Additional Comment
While they are not full members, 21 other academic, state, and public libraries (none that are ARL members) in
Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands participate as selective federal depository libraries all independent
colleges and universities and all community/state colleges in Florida participate through the statewide program for
FLARE to accept monographs from any academic institution if it is the last copy of a monograph in the state.
Academic libraries, ARL members N=17
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 98 11.82 4.00 23.99
Academic libraries, non-ARL members N=18
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 109 28.28 9.50 36.99
CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Please indicate the number of each type of institution that participates in your shared print
agreement. N=22
Type of Library Responses Total Participants
Academic libraries, ARL members 17 198
Academic libraries, non-ARL members 18 509
Academic libraries, community or 2-year college 2 46
Public libraries, ARL members 0 0
Public libraries, non-ARL members 1 3
Non-degree granting research libraries, ARL members 0 0
Non-degree granting research libraries, non-ARL members 2 6
Other category 6 253
Note: An institution may participate in more than one program and may be counted more than once in the aggregate total.
Please specify any “other category” of participating library. N=6
1 participant: Maine InfoNet, which is a collaborative of academic, public, school, and special libraries.
2 participants: The Illinois State Library &the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (a high school run by
the state)
3 participants: Hospital libraries
5 participants: Library consortium
65 participants: 63 Academic law libraries in the US and Canada (33 parent institutions are ARL) 2 state law libraries
177 participants: FC Library Depository Affiliate Program
Additional Comment
While they are not full members, 21 other academic, state, and public libraries (none that are ARL members) in
Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands participate as selective federal depository libraries all independent
colleges and universities and all community/state colleges in Florida participate through the statewide program for
FLARE to accept monographs from any academic institution if it is the last copy of a monograph in the state.
Academic libraries, ARL members N=17
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 98 11.82 4.00 23.99
Academic libraries, non-ARL members N=18
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 109 28.28 9.50 36.99
