PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/75065.xml PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Primary Research Group has Published Research Library International Benchmarks (ISBN 1-57440-101-3) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1010704.htm The 200-page study is based on data from 45 major research libraries from the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan, Spain, Argentina, and other countries. The report presents a broad range of data on current and planned materials, salary, info technology and capital spending, spending trends for e-books, journals, books and much more. Provides data on trends in personnel deployment, discount margins from vendors, relations with consortiums, information literacy efforts, workstation, laptop and learning space development, use of scanners and digital cameras, use of RFID technology, federated search and many other pressing issues for major research libraries, university and otherwise. (PRWeb Jun 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1010704.htm College Libraries in a North American Sample Experienced a Dramatic Upsurge in the Number of Information Literacy Classes or Presentations Given in 2007 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb826104.htm Primary Research Group's new report -- College Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks (ISBN# 1-57440-099-1) is a North American survey presenting data on the information literacy efforts of colleges from the United States and Canada. The report is based on detailed benchmarking data from more than 110 North American colleges; data is broken out by type and size of college for easier benchmarking. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb826104.htm The Number of Licenses for Electronic Content Held by Libraries Triples from 2000 to 2007 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb575596.htm The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, a 100+ page study, with more than 400 tables and charts, presents benchmarking data enabling librarians to compare their library's practices to peers in many areas related to licensing. Metrics provided include: percentage of licenses from consortiums, spending on consortium dues, time spent seeking new consortium partners, number of consortium memberships maintained; growth rate in the percentage of licenses obtained through consortiums; expectation for consortium purchases in the future; number of licenses, growth rate in the number of licenses, spending on licenses for directories, electronic journals, e-books, and magazine/newspaper databases; future spending plans on all of the above; price inflation experienced for electronic resources in many subject and resource areas, and much more. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb575596.htm The Cost of Raising Funds as a Percentage of Proceeds for College Fundraising was 23.26%, According to The Survey of College Offices of Institutional Advancement or Fundraising http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570738.htm The study presents survey data from the advancement offices or their equivalent at 36 American colleges. Data is broken out by enrollment size, type of college, public and private status of the college, and by size of college endowment. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570738.htm North American Colleges Spent a Mean of Nearly $28,000 on Website Development Consulting Fees in the 2006-07 Academic Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568152.htm This new 500 table, 171-page study is based on data from 68 colleges about their college websites; it presents critical benchmarking information about budgets, personnel, technology, management practices, usage, marketing strategies and much more. Data is broken out by size and type of college. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568152.htm Distance Learning Revenues Grow by 15.52% in 2006 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb560425.htm Primary Research Group releases a new study of the college distance learning market. The 200-page report presents more than 750 tables of data exploring many facets of distance learning programs, including drop out rates, revenues, cost structure, rates of pay, student demographics, program growth rates, current and planned use of new technologies, catering to special populations and many other aspects of managing distance learning programs. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb560425.htm Primary Research Group Publishes The Survey of Library Cafes, ISBN # 157440-089-4 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555051.htm Snacks account for nearly 71 percent of the income of library cafes, though lunch adds a not at all negligible 20.83 percent of total revenue and breakfast chips in with another 8.33 percent, according to The Survey of Library Cafes, ISBN 1-57440-089-4, a new study published by Primary Research Group. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555051.htm A Third of Distance Learning Revenue Growth of 15% Accounted for by Increased Enrollment of Students in Traditional Programs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb544787.htm The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education, 2007-08 Edition is based on data from 45 higher education distance learning programs, with mean revenues of approximately $2.35 million. Data is broken out by size and type of college, for public and private colleges and for high, medium and low growth enrollment distance learning programs. The 200-page report presents more than 750 tables of data exploring many facets of distance learning programs, including revenues, cost structure, rates of pay, student demographics, program growth rates, current and planned use of new technologies, catering to special populations, and many other financial and business aspects of managing distance learning programs. (PRWeb Sep 20, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb544787.htm 23% of Living Alumni Have Ever Made a Financial Contribution to their Alma Mater http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb543840.htm Primary Research Group has published College Alumni Relations Benchmarks. The study is based on a survey of 60+ colleges that provided data on a broad range of alumni-relations related issues. The mean number of students enrolled (FTE equivalent) for the colleges in the sample was 6,473 with a range from only 200 to 40,000. The mean enrollment size of the private colleges in the sample was 2,842, while mean enrollment for the public colleges was 10,575 The 115-page report has more than 400 tables of data exploring managerial, financial and other issues in alumni relations. (PRWeb Aug 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb543840.htm Primary Research Group Has Published a New Report - Trends in Training College Faculty, Staff & Students In Computer Literacy, ISBN 1-57440-085-1 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb519115.htm Report explores how technology trainers and educators at American colleges are planning to improve the computer literacy skills of faculty, staff and students. (PRWeb Apr 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb519115.htm Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2007 Edition (ISBN 1-57440-084-3) Published by Primary Research Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb508295.htm The benchmarking report is based on data from 48 major corporate and other business libraries of organizations with mean revenues of approximately $3.6 billion. The 130 page report has more than 250 tables and charts. The study presents a broad range of data, broken out by size of parent organization, type of industry, and also between organizations that have decreased the physical size of their library in recent years vs those that have maintained or increased it. The report includes data on salaries, budgets, spending for books, directories, magazines and newspapers, journals, online databases, CD-ROM and other information vehicles (PRWeb Mar 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb508295.htm Primary Research Group Publishes New Edition of 'Training College Students in Information Literacy,' the 2006-07 Edition http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb489917.htm The report profiles the information literacy efforts of a broad range of North American colleges including: Syracuse University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Windsor, Ulster County Community College, the University of North Texas, the University of California Berkeley, the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Southeastern Oklahoma University, Central Connecticut State University and Seattle Pacific University. (PRWeb Dec 14, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb489917.htm Spending on Electronic Books by Academic Libraries Has Reached 11% Of Their Spending On Print Books, According to The Survey of Academic Libraries (ISBN 157440-080-0) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446217.htm Spending on electronic books by academic libraries has reached a cumulative total of 11% of their spending on print books, and will reach 20% by 2011, according to The Survey of Academic Libraries (ISBN 157440-080-0), a benchmarking report published by Primary Research Group Inc. The report is available for $85.00 from the publisher or major book distributors. Spending on electronic books by academic libraries has reached a cumulative total of 11% of their spending on print books, and will reach 20% by 2011, according to The Survey of Academic Libraries (ISBN 157440-080-0), a benchmarking report published by Primary Research Group Inc. The report is available for $85.00 from the publisher or major book distributors. The compete study has more than 500 tables of data exploring trends in staffing, management practices, and materials spending; pursuit of grants and endowments, use of electronic and print resources, design of digital depositories, development of library workstations and technology centers, use of consortium, relations with subscription agents, and other facets of academic librarianship. Data is broken out by size and type of library to allow for easier benchmarking. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446217.htm Major U.S. Law Firms Spend Almost $50,000 in Overhauling Their Web Sites, According to The Survey of Law Firm E-Marketing Practices http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446405.htm Major U.S. law firm spend a mean of $40,583 in overhauling their web sites, according to The Survey of Law Firm E-Marketing Practices (ISBN #1-57440-082-7). The report, published by Primary Research Group, is available for $295.00 and includes more than 120 tables describing emerging law firm policies on web site development, use of blogs, e-newsletters, website sponsorships, banner ads and other web marketing practices. Forty law firms, including many of the Nation's most prominent contributed data to the report. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446405.htm Primary Research Group Has Published Law Library Benchmarks http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb394230.htm The study presents data from a survey of 84 law libraries; data is broken out for law firm, university, government and private company law libraries, and by size of the library’s content budget. The study has approximately 300 tables of data summarizing a broad range of developments in law library policies regarding personnel and salaries, materials spending, procurement, management, reference services, and information policy. (PRWeb Jun 9, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb394230.htm Major Law Firms Employ Approximately 22 Attorneys Per Employee in the Legal Records Division http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342960.htm Emerging Best Practices in Legal Records Management is based on detailed interviews with records and practice management professionals and partners at some of America’s most prestigious law firms, courts and law schools. They discuss their records management practices, and their current and future plans and policies. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342960.htm Primary Research Group Publishes New Study on Serials Management: Prevailing & Best Practices in Electronic & Print Serials Management, ISBN 1-57440-076-2 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb321238.htm The report examines management of both electronic and print serials and includes discussions of the following issues: selection and management of serials agents, including the negotiation of payment; allocation of the serials budget by department; resolution of access issues with publishers; use of consortiums in journal licensing; invoice reconciliation and payment; periodicals binding, claims, check-in, and management; serials department staff size and range of responsibilities; serials management software; use of open access archives and university depositories; policies on gift subscriptions, free trials, and academic exchanges of publications; use of electronic serials/catalog linking technology; acquisition of usage statistics; cooperative arrangements with other local libraries; and other issues in serials management. (PRWeb Dec 15, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb321238.htm Many Public Libraries in the USA Redesign Their Sites Every Three Years, According to Current Practices and Future Plans of Public Library Webmasters-ISBN#:1-574400045 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285788.htm The new report from Primary Research Group is based on interviews with webmasters from the San Jose Public Library, the Salt Lake City Public Library, the Alexandria Library, the Los Angeles Public Library, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Public Library, the Houston Public Library, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Colorado Virtual Library and the Boston Public Library. A free sample chapter is available for download. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285788.htm Art Librarians Pay Widely Diverging Prices to Convert 35 mm Images of Artwork to Digital Formats http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285433.htm According to Creating the Digital Art Library (ISBN #1-57440-074-6) art librarians are paying widely diverging prices to convert 35mm images of artwork to digital format. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285433.htm Library Film and Photography Collections are Thriving, Concludes 'Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film and Photography' http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285373.htm The new report from Primary Research Group reports that the growth of the web has given these programs a new avenue to reach appreciative audiences, allowing them to emerge from relative scholarly obscurity. New access technologies promise to make their collections even more accessible and widely used. (PRWeb Sep 19, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285373.htm History Musuems and Historical Societies Lag in Website Development and Marketing http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb245627.htm (PRWeb Jun 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb245627.htm Primary Research Group has Released a New Study: Best Practices of Public Library Information Technology Directors, ISBN: 1-57440-073-8 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216328.htm This special report from Primary Research Group is based on exhaustive interviews with information technology directors and other critical staff involved in IT decision-making from the Princeton Public Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Evansville Public Library, Santa Monica Public Library, Boston Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Seattle Public Library, and the Denver Public Library. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216328.htm Primary Research Group has Released a New Study: Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors, ISBN: 1-57440-072-X http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb215916.htm This study is based on interviews with IT directors and assistant directors of leading college and university libraries and consortiums, including The Research Libraries Group, Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas, Lewis & Clark College, Salt Lake Community College, the University of Washington, the California Institute of Technology, Hutchinson Community College and Australia’s Monash University. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb215916.htm An estimated 57% of law libraries increased their budgets in 2004 while only 10.71% decreased their budgets, according to LAW LIBRARY BENCHMARKS,2005 Edition (ISBN#: 1-57440-070-3), published on November 7th by Primary Research Group. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb174222.htm (PRWeb Nov 7, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb174222.htm Nearly 20% of All Americans Aged 50 and Over Are Currently On a Diet To Lose Weight, According To a New Study Published by Primary Research Group Inc. - "Products and Services for Dieting: Usage Data and Spending Patterns of Americans Aged 50 and Over" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb172033.htm (PRWeb Oct 28, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb172033.htm The amount of office space that corporations allocate to their libraries has fallen by 8.36% over the past five years, according to a new survey of corporate libraries "Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN: 1-57440-069-X. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb152707.htm Reports on results of a major survey of corporate and other business libraries. Gives extensive data on management policies and practices and details on spending trends for salaries, electronic and print materials, and library services. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb152707.htm Primary Research Group releases a new study: Creating the Digital Academic Library (ISBN# 1-57440-071-1. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb151088.htm (PRWeb Aug 26, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb151088.htm Primary Research Group has released a new study: Licensing and Copyright Management: Best Practices of College, Special and Research Libraries. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb150912.htm (PRWeb Aug 20, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb150912.htm "Marketing the College" 2004 edition. The report looks closely at the marketing tactics of a sample of American colleges. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/12/prweb93605.htm MARKETING THE COLLEGE,2004 EDITION, A NEW PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP STUDY, FINDS THAT IN MARKETING TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS COLLEGES ARE GREATLY EMPHASIZING HIGHLY FOCUSED AND PERSONAL APPROACHES TO TARGETED GROUPS, AIDED BY INTERACTIVE WEB SITES, VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOURS, PERSONALIZED E-BROCHURES, AND PERSONAL WEB/PHONE CONTACT BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS (PRWeb Dec 11, 2003)

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