User analysis in the Borrow Direct marketplace

Abstract

Purpose

This paper is an analysis of user demographics in the Borrow Direct resource sharing service. The paper looks to determine who uses the service and to what extent.

Design/methodology/approach

Five years of user data was culled from the system and analysed by user status and number of transactions.

Findings

Borrow Direct is a core service for supporting graduate level research across the twelve partner institutions.

Originality/value

This analysis indicates that resource sharing remains a vital resource, particularly for graduate level research, even at top-tier academic libraries.

Citation

Collins, P.D. (2015), "User analysis in the Borrow Direct marketplace", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 43 No. 4, pp. 179-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-08-2015-0025