At the halfway point in the year, we can now take a look at the formats libraries are asking for in the NHAIS ILL System. That's thanks to the new Borrowing Activity by Format report that was introduced in April. Below are counts for the formats (as determined by coding in the catalog records used to create requests) of requests created between January 1 and June 30 of this year by all libraries in the NHAIS ILL System. Formats with fewer than 10 requests are omitted.
Book 86,446
DVD 7,099
Large Print 4,336
Audiobook CD 1,643
Visual Materials 834 (includes DVD or videocassette where format coding isn't detailed)
Audiobook 301 (includes books on tape or CD where format coding isn't detailed)
Blu-ray 162
Music CD 147
Audiobook Player 117 (Playaway, Wonderbook, VOX, etc.)
Computer Game 72
Archival Materials 25
Videocassette 21
Music Recording 19 (includes CD or audio cassette where format coding isn't detailed)
Music Score 16
Serial 11
And which formats do borrowers want more time with? Below are counts of renewal requests submitted from January 1 to June 30. Formats with fewer than 10 renewal requests are omitted.
Book 5,596
Large Print 255
DVD 211
Audiobook CD 116
Visual Materials 25
Audiobook 12
NHAIS Notes is a way for the New Hampshire State Library to disseminate information about NHAIS programs and issues. The mission of the New Hampshire Automated Information System (NHAIS) is to promote and improve access to library and information resources for and about New Hampshire. Suggestions or comments about this blog should be sent to mary.russell@dncr.nh.gov
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